In a scrambled Rubik's cube, colorful squares clash without order. As pieces click into place in the hands of a skilled puzzle solver, the individual characters of squares dissolve as solid faces of ...

Topological materials are a class of materials that exhibit unique electronic properties at their boundary (surface in 3D materials; edge in 2D materials) that are robust against imperfections or ...

Scientists have uncovered the detailed structure of the aluminum oxide surface, a challenge that has baffled researchers for decades. Scientists at the TU Wien and the University of Vienna have ...

In the present era of modern nano-technologies, controlling light at the smallest scales is the key to faster communications, ultra-sensitive sensors, and revolutionary imaging systems. This is where ...

A perfect insulator, or a material that reflects heat while absorbing none of it, has been created by scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Sandia National Laboratories. Besides ...