The transition from glass to liquid, due to an increase of temperature, causes changes in the dynamic properties of matter, such as viscosity, without changing its structure. Although different theories try to explain this phenomenon, according to the Materials Physics I Unit of the UAB, focused...
A series of activities carried out in 2019 on the occasion of the International Day of Light (DIL), this year organized by the Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (USC), focus on the interest in light and its properties applicable to various scientific and cultural...
Over long distances, such as those that separate Mars from Earth, the light signals are extremely dimmed and it is very difficult to transmit information optically. Matteo Rosati has a Marie...
Researchers from the Unitat de Física de Materials I of the Physics Department at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona have revealed the nature of the heterogeneous mechanism by which highly stable glasses transform into...
The Standard Model is the theory that describes, with unprecedented level of precision, fundamental particles and their interactions, but phenomena like dark matter and dark energy, that can’t be described within this model,...
According to the Thermodynamics laws, the behavior of systems in which gravity plays no role will reach a thermodynamic equilibrium and will not vary as long as it is not externally disturbed. This article questions whether these laws are still valid in large-scale systems or systems...
Because of its extraordinary properties, graphene has been studied as a new and promising material for electronics during the last fifteen years. The dynamic of electrons in graphene is modelled by...
Lisa Randall, professor of theoretical physics at Harvard University and renowned theoretical physicist, was awarded an honorary doctorate by the UAB. In this interview, Randall tells us about...
Professor of theoretical physics at Harvard University, Randall has linked her studies with philosophy, the humanities and music. The UAB awarded an honorary doctorate to Lisa Randall last march.She is also a well-known scientific disseminator, author of books like "Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs: The Astounding...
Historian of Science and Medicina at Yale University, she has published three books, the latest one entitled Climate in Motion: Science, Empire, and the Problem of Scale (Chicago, 2018). Deborah Coen investigates the culture of science of the past and its connection with other intellectual and politica spheres, as well as...
