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Materials Research at Rice University: Materials Research at Rice University (Adv. Mater. 36/2012)
Author(s) -
Ajayan Pulickel M.,
Thomas Edwin L.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201290218
Subject(s) - materials science , graphene , nanotechnology , fullerene , hexagonal crystal system , hexagonal lattice , polymer science , art history , physics , art , crystallography , chemistry , condensed matter physics , quantum mechanics , antiferromagnetism
On the cover of this special issue is Lovett Hall, the first building erected on the campus of Rice University in Houston, which celebrates the centenary of its founding in 1912. The owl is the university's mascot, chosen as the symbol of wisdom. The hexagonal pattern represents the lattice structure of the graphitic carbon honeycomb, the building block of many carbon nanostructures, including the fullerene (owl eyes), carbon nanotube (bar on which the owl perches) and graphene (owl body).