Researchers at the University of California, Irvine, together with international collaborators, have developed a new electron ...

Excitons, bound states between an electron (i.e., a negatively charged particle) and a hole (i.e., the absence of an electron ...

The transverse Thomson effect is observed for the first time: current, heat, and magnetic fields generate controlled cooling ...

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The Martin A. Fisher School of Physics enjoys an international reputation for excellence in research, and is one of the highest-ranked of its size in the country. The department offers rigorous ...

Physical sciences are those academic disciplines that aim to uncover the underlying laws of nature - often written in the language of mathematics. It is a collective term for areas of study including ...

The speed of light, c, is not just a very large number. In modern physics it is a structural constant: the conversion factor ...

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