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Physicists may have accidentally discovered a new state of matter. The possibilities are endless.

“Imagination is the limit,” says Swastik Kar, an associate professor of physics. “It could change the way we can detect and communicate signals. It could change the way we can sense things and the storage of information, and possibilities that we may not have even thought of yet.”
- by Laura Castañón February 26, 2020
Physics discovery unlocks ingredients of 2-D sandwich

Layering 2-D crystals is a little like building a club sandwich, says Northeastern physicist Swastik Kar. But a new discovery allows researchers to rearrange the ingredients, producing new properties and opening up a world of possibilities for new materials.
- by Allie Nicodemo July 25, 2017
Researchers’ discovery could aid in detecting nuclear threats

A team led by Northeastern researchers Swastik Kar and Yung Joon Jung has developed a way to detect nuclear materials that far outpaces any existing method. “Our detector could dramatically change the manner and accuracy with which we are able to detect nuclear threats at home or abroad,” says Kar.
- by Thea Singer April 11, 2017
From cameras to computers, new material could change how we work and play

Northeastern physicists Swastik Kar and Srinivas Sridhar led a research team whose novel work has potential applications for improved cellphone cameras and tiny transistors that when multiplied by the billions could fuel computers.
- by Thea Singer July 31, 2015
‘Small’ transformation yields big changes

An interdisciplinary team of researchers led by Northeastern University has developed a novel method for controllably constructing precise inter-nanotube junctions—an innovation that could have major real-world applications in a range of industries.
- by Jason Kornwitz September 15, 2014
Want your computer to go faster? Just add light

An interdisciplinary duo of Northeastern professors have created the first electronic chip that mixes optical and electronic signals to perform the most elementary computational operations—a breakthrough that could lead to much faster and more efficient electronic devices.
- by Angela Herring February 19, 2014
Nanotubes and silicon: unexpected ingredients in a new optical device

Two Northeastern professors have discovered an unexpected photoswitch that could be used to make highly efficient optical electronics.
- by Angela Herring May 10, 2012
Research partnership to focus on infrared imaging

The Electronic Materials Research Institute at Northeastern has signed a three-year cooperative research agreement with the United States Army Research Laboratory.
- by Jason Kornwitz December 13, 2011

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