Physics

An ab initio Study of Carbon-Induced Ordering in Iron-Based Alloys

The energetic consequences of having iron, manganese or aluminum atoms sit at certain positions close to carbon are studied by performing first-principles...

Fertile electronic flatlands: carrier multiplication in graphene

The remarkable electronic properties of graphene open up new carrier relaxation channels that can result in a significant multiplication of optically excited...

Towards ideal growth of organic/inorganic hybrids

A group of scientists from Philipps-Universität Marburg have performed a careful and systematic study of organic film formation on molybdenum disulfide (MoS2)...

Topological phase transitions: 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Physics 2016 with one half to David J....

Fundamental research – a luxury?

Andreas Müller from the Technische Universität München and part of the Excellence Cluster Universe asks “Do we need fundamental research?” in the...

Turning 3D Grain Maps into a Finite Element Mesh

Researchers describe a methodology for coupling diffraction contrast tomography and the finite element method.

40 years of atomic layer deposition

40 years ago, Tuomo Suntola and his group demonstrated the growth of ZnS thin films in alternating, saturating gas-solid reactions, paving the...

Book review: Colloidal Suspension Rheology

Professor J. M. Brader of the University of Freiburg reviews Colloidal Suspension Rheology from Cambridge University Press.

Crystal defect research holds information for new material design

New study finds how defects affect two-dimensional crystalline structures, and the results hold information for designing new materials.

From the cradle of civilization to the frontiers of chemistry

Wesley R. Browne and Anna K. H. Hirsch, Stratingh Institute for Chemistry report on the first Frontiers in Chemistry conference held in...

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