Across the physical world, many intricate structures form via symmetry breaking. When a system with inherent symmetry ...

Topological defects govern how many advanced materials behave, but predicting them has traditionally required slow, ...

We often don’t realize the engineering that underpins both large structures like airplane windows and small yet essential components like engine cables. These structures often need openings in their ...

Physicists found why holes move slower than electrons in silicon: not defects, but higher intrinsic mass, supporting ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) The petrochemical industry relies on separating chemicals that differ by just fractions of a nanometer in size. Methanol must be purified from similarly-sized molecules in the ...