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Condensed Matter Physics
Condensed Matter Physics: a branch of physics that deals with the physical properties of condensed phases of matter, where particles adhere to each other. This includes the investigation of both crystalline solids in which the atoms are positioned on a repeating three-dimensional lattice, such as diamond, and amorphous materials in which atomic position is more irregular, like in glass. Condensed Matter physicists study how matter arises from a large number of interacting atoms and electrons, and what physical properties it has as a result of these interactions. The condensed matter field is considered one of the largest and most versatile sub-fields of study in physics, primarily due to the diversity of topics and phenomena that are available to study.
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The fields of quantum information technology and condensed-matter physics just achieved a major milestone as a team of r ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAR 24, 2023Space & Astronomy
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In particle physics, the term "strange matter" or "strange quark matter" refers to a hypothetical, s ...Written By: Daniel DuanAPR 18, 2019Chemistry & Physics
Breaking the time asymmetry remains a fundamental yet tantalizing scientific challenge. At the macroscopic level the que ...Written By: Daniel DuanJAN 29, 2019Space & Astronomy
AT2018cow, also commonly referred to as the ‘the Cow,’ was an incredibly bright flash of light that astronom ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 06, 2018Chemistry & Physics
Uranium is often associated with nuclear fuel materials, but very soon they could be used to power a new wave of industr ...Written By: Daniel DuanSEP 06, 2018Chemistry & Physics
You probably have seen this a thousand times: a liquid nitrogen-chilled, superconducting puck levitates over a large mag ...Written By: Daniel DuanAPR 19, 2018Chemistry & Physics
A group of Finnish researchers at the Aalto University has discovered a new kind of Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC), ofte ...Written By: Daniel DuanMAR 05, 2018Chemistry & Physics
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Insects form swarms, fish school, birds flock together. Likewise, one species of bacteria forms dynamic, living crystals ...Written By: Judy O'Rourke
JAN 11, 2024
Chemistry & Physics
The fields of quantum information technology and condensed-matter physics just achieved a major milestone as a team of r
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 24, 2023
Space & Astronomy
The universe is a vast and complex structure packed with endless stars, planets, nebulae, and galaxies stretching back a
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 19, 2023
Chemistry & Physics
Guangjie Li (left) and Dr. Jukka Vayrynen (right) discussing calculations at the Purdue University Physics Building
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 14, 2022
Chemistry & Physics
Albert Einstein was born March 14, 1879 (coincidentally, 3/14 is also known as pi day because it’s the three digit
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
MAR 05, 2022
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology recently published the first global view of the atmosphere of an ex
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
MAR 01, 2022
Chemistry & Physics
When Chanda Prescod-Weinstein earned her Ph.D. from the University of Waterloo (Canada), she became the 54th Black Ameri
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
JAN 11, 2022
Chemistry & Physics
There is likely little in the world of physics that is so accurately named yet exotically connotated as matter and antim
...
Written By:
Matthew Lundy
AUG 17, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
A new study published in Physical Review Letters presents evidence for the creation of matter and antimatter from energy
...
Written By:
Matthew Lundy
OCT 30, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
First discovered by Dutch physicist Heike Onnes in the early 20th century, superconductivity is a rare phenomenon observ
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUL 19, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
A recent study published in Scientific Reports sheds light on how our planet’s water could have first come to be.
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 10, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Black holes are a niche part of astronomy that have captivated some of the greatest astronomers and physicists for decad
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 03, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Black holes are mysterious objects that have long tickled the interest of astronomers and physicists alike. They’r
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 28, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Macroscopically, a chemical reaction is the transformation of molecules, from one form to another. But at the sub-atomic
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
DEC 10, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers often turn to NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope when they fancy observing any of the plethora of distant n
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 13, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers are taking a new look at how the cell regulates gene expression.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 03, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
In particle physics, the term "strange matter" or "strange quark matter" refers to a hypothetical, s
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
APR 18, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
Breaking the time asymmetry remains a fundamental yet tantalizing scientific challenge. At the macroscopic level the que
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JAN 29, 2019
Space & Astronomy
AT2018cow, also commonly referred to as the ‘the Cow,’ was an incredibly bright flash of light that astronom
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 06, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
Uranium is often associated with nuclear fuel materials, but very soon they could be used to power a new wave of industr
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
SEP 06, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
You probably have seen this a thousand times: a liquid nitrogen-chilled, superconducting puck levitates over a large mag
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
APR 19, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
A group of Finnish researchers at the Aalto University has discovered a new kind of Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC), ofte
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAR 05, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
If ordinary atoms can be described as individuals living in their own apartments of well-defined dimensions, then Rydber
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUL 28, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
In a recent publication in the prestigious journal Science, a joint research team comprised of physicists from Stanford,
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
APR 07, 2015
Microbiology
Insects form swarms, fish school, birds flock together. Likewise, one species of bacteria forms dynamic, living crystals
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke