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 ...

Complex connections Schematic of the 4D metamaterial (left), and photographs of its experimental realization in a circuit (right). (Courtesy: Wang et al.) Materials known as topological insulators ...

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 ...

Dark matter could be the result of fermions pushed into a warped fifth dimension. This theory builds on an idea first stated in 1999, but is unique in its findings. Dark matter makes up 75 percent of ...