The British-American theoretical physicist Anthony Leggett died on 8 March at the age of 87. Leggett shared the 2003 Nobel ...

A University of Illinois physicist who won one of the most prestigious awards in his field passed away over the weekend. Sir ...

Researchers at the University of Illinois have discovered a surprising mathematical connection between two areas of condensed-matter physics that were long considered separate. The electronic and ...

In a significant development in the field of superconductivity, researchers have successfully achieved robust superconductivity in high magnetic fields using a newly created one-dimensional (1D) ...

Ever wonder why birds flock together? Or how molecules are organized in water compared to ice? Or if there are phases of matter besides the familiar solid, liquid and gas? These examples of emergent ...

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During the last century, biologists have extensively studied Drosophila melanogaster, the common household fruit fly. It's become one of the most popular model organisms, but not because scientists ...

Laboratory of Theoretical Physics of Condensed Matter (LPTMC) has the following research output in the current window (1 December 2024 - 30 November 2025) of the Nature Index. Click on Count to view a ...

The Boulder School for Condensed Matter and Materials Physics recently concluded its twenty-third summer on the CU Boulder campus. With support from the National Science Foundation and the University ...