The properties of high-temperature superconductors can be tailored by the introduction of artificial defects. An international research team around physicist Wolfgang Lang at the University of Vienna has succeeded in producing the world's den...
Aug 1, 2019
When two mesh screens are overlaid, beautiful patterns appear when one screen is offset. These "moiré patterns" have long intrigued artists, scientists and mathematicians and have found applications in printing, fashion and banknotes.
Aug 1, 2019
New microscopy technique provides unprecedented insight into nanoscopic slip layers formed in flowing complex liquids.
Aug 1, 2019
Scientists have started testing novel graphene-based thermal management devices for space applications.
Aug 1, 2019
Whether it is oil gushing through pipelines or blood circulating through arteries, how liquids flow through tubes is perhaps the most fundamental problem in hydrodynamics. The challenge is to maximize transport efficiency by minimizing the loss of...
Aug 1, 2019
Physicists succeeded in producing the world's densest complex nano arrays for anchoring flux quanta, the fluxons.
Aug 1, 2019
Researchers paved the way to solving one of the most enduring mysteries in materials physics by discovering that in the presence of a moire pattern in graphene, electrons organize themselves into stripes, like soldiers in formation.
Aug 1, 2019
New microscopy technique provides unprecedented insight into nanoscopic slip layers formed in flowing complex liquids.
Aug 1, 2019
Bioinspired assembly technique helps exploit the strength of cellulose nanofibrils that are stronger than wet-spun carbon nanotubes and graphene fibres The post The strongest fibres have their roots in wood appeared first on Physics World.
Aug 1, 2019
Scientists explain how the electronic structure in twisted bilayer graphene influences the emergence of the insulating state in these systems, which is the precursor to superconductivity in high-Tc materials.
Aug 1, 2019
