The movement of waves, patterns that carry sound, light or heat, through materials has been widely studied by physicists, as ...

When water freezes into ice or boils into vapor, its properties change dramatically at specific temperatures. These so-called phase transitions are fundamental to understanding materials. But how do ...

This image depicts the ultracold atomic quantum simulator. The red and blue balls represent the fermionic atoms with up and down spins, respectively, arranged in a staggered pattern in 3D space, ...

Lithium-ion batteries power everything from our portable electronics and electric vehicles to vital medical equipment and renewable energy storage. As the market expands, researchers are finding ways ...

Scientists present new insights into the complex nature of phase transitions in magnetic nanomaterials. Their findings pave the way for ultra-sensitive sensors. (Nanowerk News) When water freezes into ...