Core research programs in MSD focus on the discovery and control of quantum materials and systems, novel materials platforms for future energy needs, and the accelerated design and synthesis of materials and assemblies.

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Programs

In MSD’s core research programs, teams of scientists take on fundamental long term research questions related to the accelerated discovery, design, and understanding of new materials.

Material in an observation chamber

Centers

MSD’s research centers represent large-scale research endeavors that support and feed into the strategic directions of MSD, Berkeley Lab, and the Department of Energy.

Supramolecular Assembly of Molecular Wires Alternating Crown Ethers and Metal–Halide Complexes

Electronic Fingerprints of 3Q Magnetism in a Tunable Quantum Material

Spin-Valley Locking Survives Magnetic Intercalation in TaS2