Physicists saved from drowning in complexities of wetting theory

Large Hadron Collide Aug 19, 2008 The massive ATLAS detector dwarfs a worker standing in front of it during installation at the Large Hadron Collider. UCSC physicists have been working on the ATLAS project since 1994. Image courtesy of CERN.

Researchers analyze material with 'colossal ionic conductivity' Aug 01, 2008 The molecular model of the ion-conducting material shows that numerous vacancies at the interface between the two layers create an open pathway through which ions can travel. Image: Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Dynamic frustration may lead to better understanding of glass in nature Jul 29, 2008 The red arrows show the directions that the magnetic moments would point if dynamic frustration did not prevent them from ordering the crystal structure of PrAu2Si2, which is a spin glass below 3 Kelvin. Image: ANL

NIST Membrane Model May Unlock Secrets of Early-Stage Alzheimer's Jul 23, 2008 Diagram of NIST's "tethered bilayer membrane" model shows the silica surface covered with gold at the bottom. Sulfur atoms (yellow spheres) bind to the gold and act as anchors for the tethers, chains of atoms extending up ...

Physicists shed light on key superconductivity riddle Jul 21, 2008 This scanning tunneling microscope image of a bismuth superconducting compound shows a characteristic checkerboard pattern. The researchers believe this pattern indicates the presence of a charge density wave. Image / Doug ...