nanoscale views

Graduate programs in physics (and other science and engineering disciplines) often have some kind of exam that students have to take on the ...

One essential concept in condensed matter physics is spontaneous symmetry breaking  - the idea that the collective response of many componen...

As I have been short on time to do as much writing of my own as I would like, here are links to some good, fun articles: Ryan Mandelbaum ...

A fun paper jumped out at me from last night's batch of preprints on the condensed matter arxiv . arXiv:1904.06409 - Ivashtenko et al...

A few brief items as I get ready to write some more about several issues: The NY Times posted this great video about using patterned hyd...

We had another great colloquium last week, this one by Stephanie Palmer of the University of Chicago.  One aspect of her research looks at ...

Slow posting recently because of many real-life things going on after the March Meeting.  We had a very engaging colloquium this week by Vic...

I spent the lion's share of today talking w/ my collaborators.  This was great scientifically, but meant that I only went to a couple of...

A handful of semi-random highlights (broken up by my conversations w/ colleagues and catching up on work-related issues): Laura Heyderman...

A random selection from Day 2: Thomas Silva at NIST gave a fun talk  about some experiments using the linac coherent light source .  Usi...

A few things I saw at the APS Meeting today, besides 10 inches of fresh, wet snow on the ground this morning (disclaimer:  for various reaso...

A brief summary of topics/reading material/things I learned today during DCMP and joint DCMP/DMP executive committee meetings: As usual, t...

A last tidbit before the March Meeting. Earlier this week, Prof. Michelle Simmons came to Rice for our Chapman Lecture series  and gave ...

Once more, it is that time of year, when (mostly) condensed matter physicists gather in ever-increasing numbers to give and watch talks, net...

Twisted bilayer graphene is a hot topic, with 32 preprints on the arxiv using those keywords just since the beginning of the year.  It's...

Some additional interesting links: Another example of emergent universal behavior, as it is demonstrated that runners at the start of a...

This is the absolute most dense time of the year in terms of administrative obligations, so posting is going to be a bit sparse.  In the mea...

In the spirit of Peter Woit's latest post , I also wanted to offer up three miniature book reviews. The New Science of Strong Material...

The power of modern transmission electron microscopy (TEM) is very impressive.  Often in TEM images at high magnification, you can see what...

In what branch of physics are the most extreme conditions reached?  If asked, I'm sure the vast majority of people would guess particle ...