1 Title	Johns Hopkins University Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC)
2 Website	http://www.pha.jhu.edu/groups/mrsec/
3 Description	No useful activities. Limited resources that may be applicable to curriculum modules Nanostructured materials with nanometer-scale entities have created a new area of materials research and made possible device applications that depend on the physical dimensions and intricate structures of these materials. In recent years, magnetic nanostructures have provided some of the most exciting areas for the exploration of new physical phenomena and new technologically important devices such as spin-valve giant magnetoresistance read-heads, and magnetic random access memory. The Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) at the Johns Hopkins University (JHU) is composed of scientists at JHU, Brown University, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Research in the Center focuses on nanostructures made from novel materials that exhibit enhanced magneto-electronic properties. These include: Materials with high spin polarization, especially half-metallic ferromagnets. Materials with long carrier mean free path and spin diffusion lengths. Heterogeneous layers that exhibit interfacial phenomena. Multi-section quasi one-dimensional structures. Lithographically patterned arrays of dots, antidots, nanowires, and other structures. Nanowires with multi-functionality for chemical and biological applications
4 Comments	Research Highlights http://www.pha.jhu.edu/groups/mrsec/02/index.html Outreach http://www.pha.jhu.edu/groups/mrsec/11/index.html
5 Date	12/18/05
6 Reviewer	Eric Brutke (John M. Rusin 1/5/06)