Quantum spin liquids are exotic states of matter in which spins (i.e., the intrinsic angular momentum of electrons) do not ...

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Warm dense matter is a state of matter that forms at extreme temperatures and pressures, like those found at the center of ...

Modified wood Researchers at Linköping University, together with colleagues from the KTH Royal Institute of Technology, have developed the world’s first electrical transistor made of wood. (Courtesy: ...

The invention makes bold yet practical claims, offering reliable predictions of multiple material properties with built-in ...

Researchers in China have observed a novel version of the Hall effect in a single layer of tungsten selenide (WSe 2). The result, which they obtained by applying strain to a sample of the ...

A crucial number that rules the universe goes big in a strange quantum material. The fine-structure constant is about 10 times its normal value in a type of material called quantum spin ice, ...

Numerical programming and computer simulations are ubiquitous through all subjects in physics. Thus, computational physics has grown to be an appealing field for those who wish to acquire advanced and ...

In material physics understanding how systems interact across the interfaces separating them is of central interest. But can physical models clarify similar concepts in living systems, such as cells?