Not commercial, but on the way. The energy industry is a highly interested partner in this research. One plausible method involves high-temperature oxide ceramics. The aspect of sensors that we're involved in might be used to sense hydrocarbons in car exhaust, for example. Fuel cells, natural gas conversion devices, and sensors probably won't exhaust the applications of high temperature oxides, either.
Surprises can hide in the details of any kind of matter.
Semiconductors became the material linchpin of modern technology, making computers and the Space Program, VCR's and cell phones, and all of the solid-state electronic devices of the 20th century possible. Dr. Alex Ignatiev, the energetic and enthusiastic director of SVEC, explains what goes on behind the Wake Shield. We're in a region of materials science that focuses on thin films. We make films that are one atomic layer thick. The way you stack the atoms when you make thin films defines the properties of such thin-film materials.