In 2017 the UNESCO declared the 16th May as the International Day of Light (IDL). This celebration is focused in making the society aware of the importance of the light and light-based technologies for the well-being of the humankind. Since 2018...
Researchers from the UAB and the University of Santiago de Chile (Chile) have developed a series of porous films with a honeycomb structure in which it is possible to control the hydrophilic properties, the microstructure of the pores and the whole...
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...
