Browse Physics

Simulations help to visualize the propagation of structural excitations, called phasons, that occur in quasicrystals.

Single atoms deposited on an iron oxide surface provide a valuable model system for studying catalysis.

Alternating layers of insulating materials form a rudimentary device that controls thermal currents.

Piles of staples stand up to shaking better if the staple prongs have an intermediate length.

Researchers have found an exact solution to an equation describing growth of materials at interfaces.

A waveguide’s dielectric properties could result in an effective gauge field for photons even though they have no charge.

Hard spheres may favor one structural arrangement over others that are less mechanically stable during assembly.

Theoretical models show fractal hierarchical teeth can make joints stronger and more fail-resistant.

Calculations show that combining polymers can improve their dielectic properties and reveal the atomic rearrangements that make this possible.

Transport measurements suggest that a lithium-based metal may be a candidate material for thermomagnetic cooling.

Quantum interference of pairs of photons emitted by nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamond paves the way for entanglement of distant qubits.

Researchers have observed a new phase transition as the geophysically important mineral FeO becomes metallic when compressed in a diamond anvil cell.

The behavior of the increasingly thin ice found in the Arctic Ocean can be modeled as a two-dimensional, granular gas.

The symmetry of a molecule may affect how it adsorbs on a surface.

Hydrogen storage on carbon materials is strongly affected by the presence of oxygen.

Shock waves in solids can propagate as a single structure made up of two zones with different mechanical properties.

Under very high pressures hydrogen may combine with platinum to produce new structural phases and high-temperature superconductivity.

New research explains how a novel type of rechargeable battery is able to sequester defects, so that ions can move more easily between electrodes.

A theoretical approach shows how particles need to be designed such that they self-assemble into a particular structure.

Levitation technique provides a way to solidify pharmaceutical drugs in a highly soluble form.