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Microscopic crystals found in a sea urchin's tooth, Credit: Pupa U. P. A. Gilbert and Christopher E. Killian, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Materials Research (DMR)

Division of Materials Research supports fundamental research on design, synthesis and characterization of novel materials and on discovery and understanding of new behavior of matter and materials.

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Conventional Crystals: Princeton University

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News

Desalination breakthrough could lead to cheaper water filtration January 14, 2021
Algorithm breakthrough may lead to new applications for quantum computers December 2, 2020
Physicists observe room-temperature superconductivity October 21, 2020

Funding Opportunities

Enabling Quantum Leap: Quantum Interconnect Challenges for Transformational Advances in Quantum Systems
(NSF 21-553) Posted January 13, 2021
Innovation Corps - National Innovation Network Teams Program (I-CorpsTM Teams)
(NSF 21-552) Posted January 11, 2021
Future of Work at the Human-Technology Frontier: Core Research
(NSF 21-548) Posted December 23, 2020

Upcoming Due Dates

Harnessing the Data Revolution (HDR): Institutes for Data-Intensive Research in Science and Engineering (NSF 21-519) Full Proposal: January 21, 2021
Training-based Workforce Development for Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (NSF 19-524) Full Proposal: January 21, 2021
Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future (NSF 21-522) Full Proposal: January 25, 2021

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