“The theoretical framework we developed explains how quasiparticles emerge in systems with an extremely heavy impurity, ...

Fusion energy promises a future of clean, nearly limitless power, but building reactors that can survive the extreme ...

Physicists at NYU have discovered a new type of time crystal—an exotic state of matter whose particles rhythmically “tick” while levitating on sound waves.

Brownian motion, the incessant random movement of microscopic particles driven by thermal fluctuations, plays a pivotal role in particle transport within porous media. Porous materials, characterised ...

The precise control of tiny droplets on surfaces is essential for advanced manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and next‐generation lab‐on‐a‐chip diagnostics. However, once droplet volume reaches pico- and ...

Several years ago, scientists discovered that a single microscopic particle could rock back and forth on its own under a steady electric field. The result was curious, but lonely. Now, Northwestern ...

Neutral particles can outpace diffusion in electric fields, shifting motion regimes over time; the model predicts behavior in ...

Scientists didn’t understand why independently oscillating microscopic particles suddenly begin moving in perfect sync when grouped together. Researchers showed that fluid-driven hydrodynamic ...

Scientists have made a satisfying and intriguing physics discovery some 16 years after it was first predicted to be a possibility: a quasiparticle (a group of particles behaving as one) that only has ...