Scientists have found that staple-shaped particles can tangle together to create a material that is both strong and flexible. Unlike conventional materials, these particles can be locked into a sturdy ...

Researchers in the Department of Physics & Astronomy at Texas Tech University recently used audio to represent the spectacular explosion of a star in deep space while also delving into the data to ...

Topological defects are of central importance in ordered systems, including living matter, but how they are controlled in three dimensions has been unclear. It is now shown that boundary geometry ...