Researchers 'stretch' a lackluster material into a possible electronics revolution

Wednesday, August 18, 2010 - 12:21 in Physics & Chemistry

It's the Clark Kent of oxide compounds, and - on its own - it is pretty boring. But slice europium titanate nanometers thin and physically stretch it, and then it takes on super hero-like properties that could revolutionize electronics, according to new Cornell research. (Nature, Aug. 19, 2010.)

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