Not everything needs to be seen to be believed; certain things are more readily heard, like a train approaching its station. In a recent paper, published in Physical Review Letters, researchers have ...

Physicists have long relied on the idea that electrons behave like tiny particles zipping through materials, even though ...

At TU Wien, researchers have discovered a state in a quantum material that had previously been considered impossible. The ...

Six pairs of atoms in the focus of a laser beam. (Courtesy: Jonas Ahlstedt/Lund University Bioimaging Centre (LBIC)) An ensemble of just six atoms displays all the signatures of a phase transition ...

Equations used to describe parallel worlds in particle physics can help study the behavior of particles in parallel graphene layers. Scientists have used a particle physics theory to describe the ...

Solid particle erosion and wear mechanisms are critical phenomena influencing the longevity and reliability of engineering assets across diverse industries. These processes involve the constant ...

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Researchers at Princeton University have begun crystallizing light as part of an effort to answer fundamental questions about the physics of matter. The researchers are not shining light through ...

Almost everything is made of particles. Particles can be atoms, molecules or ions. Particles behave differently in solids, liquids and gases. The particle model explains the differences between solids ...

Stefan is the director of the Institute of Solids Process Engineering and Particle Technology of the Hamburg University of Technology, Germany. Stefan studied Process Engineering at the University of ...