New research conducted at the University of Chicago has confirmed a decades-old theory describing the dynamics of continuous phase transitions. The findings, published in the Nov. 4 issue of Science, ...

The world is shifting from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources, which requires a significant reorganization of energy infrastructure. This transition raises ethical dilemmas related to power, ...

Electricity sectors are undergoing fundamental changes. Among other factors, this transition is driven by sustainability concerns, including the ambition to combat climate change as manifested in the ...

The discovery and control of new phases of matter is a central endeavour in materials research. The emergence of atomically thin 2D materials, such as transition-metal dichalcogenides and ...

New research has confirmed a decades-old theory describing the dynamics of continuous phase transitions. The findings provide the first clear demonstration of the Kibble-Zurek mechanism for a quantum ...