(Phys.org) —An international team of scientists, led by physicists at the University of Arkansas, has tracked the dynamic movement of ripples in freestanding graphene at the atomic level.
Nanomaterials
Apr 30, 2014
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The road uniting quantum field theory and general relativity – the two great theories of modern physics – has been impassable for 80 years. Could a tool from condensed matter physics finally help map the way?
General Physics
Apr 23, 2014
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A team of scientists, led by Assistant Professor Andrivo Rusydi from the Department of Physics at the National University of Singapore's (NUS) Faculty of Science, has successfully developed a technique to study the interface ...
Condensed Matter
Apr 14, 2014
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(Phys.org) —UC Santa Barbara physicist Tarun Grover has provided definitive mathematical evidence for supersymmetry in a condensed matter system. Sought after in the realm of subatomic particles by physicists for several ...
General Physics
Apr 9, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Physicists are one step closer to developing the world's first room-temperature superconductor thanks to a new theory from the University of Waterloo, Harvard and Perimeter Institute.
Superconductivity
Mar 20, 2014
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Italian physicist Carlo Di Castro, professor emeritus at the University of Rome Sapienza, Italy, shares his recollections of how theoretical condensed matter physics developed in Rome, starting in the 1960s. Luisa Bonolis, ...
General Physics
Mar 10, 2014
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Physicists have found that platinum nanoparticles limit their size and organize into specific patterns when bonded to freestanding graphene.
Nanomaterials
Feb 24, 2014
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(Phys.org) —It is fascinating how quantum mechanical behavior of particles at smallest scales can give rise to strange properties that can be observed in the classical world. One example is the Fractional Quantum Hall Effect ...
Quantum Physics
Nov 28, 2013
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Theoretical physicist Ana Maria Rey uses the computer, as well as pencil and paper, to develop mathematical models that describe the behavior of ultra-cold atoms. The idea is to use these systems to learn more about condensed ...
Quantum Physics
Nov 26, 2013
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The California Institute of Technology has announced the appointment of physicist Thomas F. Rosenbaum as its new president.
Other
Oct 24, 2013
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