{"645441":{"#nid":"645441","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Cadmium cyanide surprises chemists by shrinking when irradiated with x-rays","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe reason it\u0026#39;s a surprise? Most known materials expand upon x-ray irradiation. Yet\u0026nbsp;cadmium cyanide contracts, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/pubs.rsc.org\/en\/content\/articlelanding\/2021\/MH\/d0mh01989e#!divAbstract\u0022\u003Enew research \u003C\/a\u003Eshows. The researchers behind the work say the phenomenon, called negative x-ray expansion, could lead to radiation being used as a design tool for functional inorganic materials. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/people\/wilkinson\/angus\u0022\u003EAngus Wilkinson\u003C\/a\u003E, Professor and Associate Chair for Operations and Undergraduate Programs in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, wasn\u0026#39;t part of the research team, but is an expert on negative thermal expansion materials, and his thoughts on this development are included. Wilkinson also has a \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.mse.gatech.edu\/people\/angus-wilkinson\u0022\u003Ejoint appointment \u003C\/a\u003Ewith the School of Materials Science and Engineering.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"34434","created_gmt":"2021-03-16 20:18:04","changed_gmt":"2021-03-16 20:18:04","author":"Renay San Miguel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"white oak on the hill","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/www.chemistryworld.com\/news\/cadmium-cyanide-surprises-chemists-by-shrinking-when-irradiated-with-x-rays\/4013396.article","dateline":{"date":"2021-03-15T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2021-03-15T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"85951","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"}],"categories":[{"id":"141","name":"Chemistry and Chemical Engineering"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"166928","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"id":"167535","name":"School of Materials Science and Engineering"},{"id":"166930","name":"Angus Wilkinson"},{"id":"187315","name":"negative thermal expansion materials"},{"id":"187316","name":"negative x-ray expansion"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}