Scientists Demonstrate Microscale System to Study Frustration in Buckled Monolayers of Microspheres

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of University of Pennsylvania physicists has demonstrated a simple system based on micron-sized spheres in water to study and control geometric frustration. Their research, published today in the journal Nature, elucidates open questions about frustration and frustration relief and provides a new tool for scientists grappling with these issues in a variety of fields from magnetism to basic statistical mechanics.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news148742108.html">Scientists Demonstrate Microscale System to Study Frustration in Buckled Monolayers of Microspheres</a></p> <p>(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of University of Pennsylvania physicists has demonstrated a simple system based on micron-sized spheres in water to study and control geometric frustration. Their research, published today in the journal <i>Nature</i>, elucidates open questions about frustration and frustration relief and provides a new tool for scientists grappling with these issues in a variety of fields from magnetism to basic statistical mechanics.</p>