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Condensed Matter Journal Club

https://www.ph.ed.ac.uk/icmcs/seminars/condensed-matter-journal-club

Given the diversity of research in the CM group, chosen topics vary widely. We tend to stick to high-impact journals - Nature, Science, PNAS and PRL have been popular - but this is not prescriptive.

Motile Matter

https://www.ph.ed.ac.uk/events/2016/motile-matter-65458

Abstract Active Matter is composed of particles each supplied with energy which it dissipates, often resulting in systematic movement. Examples include living organisms, their motile constituents and some surprising mechanical and chemical analogues.

LHCb in CERN reaches a milestone in exploring the asymmetry between matter and antimatter

https://www.ph.ed.ac.uk/news/lhcb-precise-measurement-10-11-11

LHCb in CERN reaches a milestone in exploring the asymmetry between matter and antimatter. ... Crammed within an infinitely small space, equal quantities of matter and antimatter were created.

Aidan Brown

https://www.ph.ed.ac.uk/people/aidan-brown

Profile for Aidan Brown in the School of Physics & Astronomy

Soft Matter Physics

https://www.ph.ed.ac.uk/icmcs/research-themes/soft-matter-physics

"Soft matter " is a convenient term for materials that are easily deformed by thermal fluctuations and external forces. In short, it refers to ‘all things squishy’! Everyday examples include paint, blood, milk, spreads and ice cream. Soft mat

Autonomously Moving Matter

https://www.ph.ed.ac.uk/events/2022/82096-autonomously-moving-matter

Autonomously Moving Matter Dr Tyler Shendruk is a Reader in Theoretical/Computational Condensed Matter Physics. Accessing this event This event will be live, live-streamed and recorded. Attending the event in person: Follow instructions in email

News archive: 2015

https://www.ph.ed.ac.uk/news/archive/2015

15 December 2015. One of the world’s most sensitive scientific instruments has been upgraded to aid in the search for dark matter . ... 26 March 2015. Scientists have furthered their understanding of dark matter , the elusive material that accounts for

Physics of Living Matter

https://www.ph.ed.ac.uk/icmcs/research-themes/physics-of-living-matter

We use experiments, computer simulations, and theoretical calculations to understand how physical laws affect living organisms.

You Don't Matter

https://www.ph.ed.ac.uk/events/2017/76454-you-dont-matter

Join The School's Catherine Heymans and Joe Zuntz in their show at the Edinburgh Fringe festival! You’re completely insignificant; just one out of 7 billion people on planet Earth, orbiting just one star out of 100 billion stars in our Milky Way

Delving into dark matter detection

https://www.ph.ed.ac.uk/news/2020/delving-into-dark-matter-detection-20-10-14

Join an international team of scientists as they unpack the mysteries of dark matter .