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Levitas research produces a breakthrough finding in silicon phase transformations

Author: John Burnett-Larkins

Valery Levitas with graduate researcher working in labResearch by Anson Marston Distinguished Professor in Engineering and Murray Harpole Chair in Engineering Valery Levitas looks at plastic strain-induced phase transformations in silicon. It has seen publication in Nature Commuications and promises many new discoveries. It is supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation, The U.S. Army Research Office and the U.S. Department of Energy. Read more.