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Carlos R. Villa

December 06, 2021

Carlos R. Villa who is usually surrounded by K-12 students now joins a list of prestigious honorees recognized by the Tallahassee Scientific Society f…


Diagram illustrating three different patterns of superconductivity realized in a new material synthesized at MIT.

November 29, 2021

New research has potential applications in quantum computing and introduces a new way to measure the secrets of superconductivity.


Illustrative scheme of the fungal cell wall as a composition of many different polysaccharides and associated proteins.

November 22, 2021

Molecular architecture of fungal cell walls and the structural responses to stresses revealed in new paper.


From left, doctoral student Hamid Sanavandi and Associate Professor Wei Guo.

November 04, 2021

As humanity continues its exploration of the universe, the low-gravity environment of space presents unusual challenges for scientists and engineers.


Professor Rob Schurko, the director of the NMR facility at the MagLab.

October 19, 2021

New funding will explore the mysteries of the Platinum group elements to investigate possible alternatives to rare and expensive materials used in an …


Designing on paper

October 03, 2021

The world's next most powerful superconducting magnet will be designed at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory.


Laura Greene, chief scientist at the National MagLab

September 22, 2021

Laura Greene is joining a prestigious group of advisors on US science and technology. 


From left, Jeremy Owens, an associate professor in the FSU Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science, and Sean Newby, a graduate research assistant, analyzing thallium isotopes on instruments at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory.

August 02, 2021

Researchers believe the ocean oxygenation occurred over a few tens of thousands of years, a very brief period in Earth’s geological history.


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July 29, 2021

Researchers define calculation framework to explain why electrons traveling in any direction in a strange metal follow the "Planckian limit.”


Greg Boebinger

May 03, 2021

Greg Boebinger, director of the Florida State University-headquartered National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, has been named a member of the Nationa…


An illustration showing quantum vortex tubes undergoing apparent superdiffusion. The white dots represent trapped particle that the researchers tracked to visualize and track the motion of the tubes, and the red lines represent the random patterns that the particles traveled.

April 22, 2021

MagLab researchers visualized vortex tubes in a quantum fluid, findings that could help scientists better understand turbulence in quantum fluids, sup…


You Lai (left) and Johanna Palmstrom (right) use the new duplex magnet at the Los Alamos MagLab Pulsed Field Facility. The same magnet was recently used for the first time in a series of experiments on the exotic Kondo insulator YbB12.

April 21, 2021

The experiment is the first to use the new duplex magnet at the National MagLab's Pulsed Field Facility at Los Alamos.


Abiola Temidayo Oloye, left, a fifth-year doctoral candidate and the lead author of a study published in Superconductor Science and Technology, at an electron microscope with Fumitake Kametani, an associate professor of mechanical engineering and principal investigator for the study at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering.

April 19, 2021

New research to understand how processing impacts bismuth-based superconducting wires could help power future magnets or particle accelerators.


Touchdown Impact

April 01, 2021

Evidence indicates that this Antarctic airburst is the largest known airburst ever.


32-tesla all superconducting magnet

March 29, 2021

Made with high-temperature superconductors, the National MagLab's newest instrument offers researchers strength and stability to explore quantum mater…


Researchers have discovered a way to manipulate the repulsive force between electrons in "magic-angle" graphene, which provides new insight into how this material is able to conduct electricity with zero resistance.

March 23, 2021

A story of synergistic science showcases how theory and experimental research teamed up to yield first direct evidence of the nature of superconductiv…


MagLab Open House Banner

February 17, 2021

The science fun moves online with live virtual sessions, video demos, all-access virtual tours and online games.


Munir Humayun

February 10, 2021

New research finds evidence that Earth's water originated in asteroids.


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January 20, 2021

Tallahassee Company MagCorp to Partner with National MagLab.