Advanced Science News
Physics
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Materials Physics 2012 Impact Factors
This year's materials physics impact factors have been released. We cover the highlights.
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New small angle scattering methods boost molecular analysis
Berkeley Lab Researchers develop new metrics for X-ray and neutron analysis of flexible macromolecules.
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Unexpected photoelectric behavior from topological insulators
Team find that when TIs are hit with a laser beam, the spin polarization of the electrons they emit can be completely...
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Zero-gravity dendrite formation to be studied aboard International Space Station
Latest space station delivery includes a set of experiments from Northwestern for studying crystal formation in space.
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Ultrafast physics and ultrasmall nanotechnology
Ultrafast physics and nanoscale research are two emerging scientific fields that mate very well.
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Creating coatings: the mathematics of surface deposition
Researchers investigating particle suspensions have discovered that different particles make smoother or rougher deposition profiles on the drop edge depending on their...
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Charge detector for ion chromatography co-developed by UT Arlington and Thermo Fisher Scientific
University of Texas at Arlington and Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. granted patent for jointly developed ion chromatography charge detector.
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Best of both worlds: Hybrid approach sheds light on crystal structure solution
Researchers combine computational and experimental methods to understand the arrangement of atoms in solids.
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Fourteen steps to DFT Nirvana
Density Functional Theory (DFT) is a versatile and powerful quantum mechanical modeling technique.
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An expert look at correlated electrons
Electronic correlations strongly influence the properties of matter and thus are an ideal playground for physicists to explore fundamental aspects of solid...
