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A researcher in lab coat, glasses, and gloves, positions electrodes above a small glass chamber. She's examining a small piece of stainless steel connected to one of the electrodes. (Photo: Candler Hobbs)

Postdoctoral scholar Anuja Tripathi examines a small sample of stainless steel after an electrochemical etching process she designed to create nano-scale needle-like structures on its surface. A second process deposits copper ions on the surface to create a dual antibacterial material. (Photo: Candler Hobbs)