New research conducted at the University of Chicago has confirmed a decades-old theory describing the dynamics of continuous phase transitions. The findings, published in the Nov. 4 issue of Science, ...

The world is shifting from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources, which requires a significant reorganization of energy infrastructure. This transition raises ethical dilemmas related to power, ...

New research has confirmed a decades-old theory describing the dynamics of continuous phase transitions. The findings provide the first clear demonstration of the Kibble-Zurek mechanism for a quantum ...

Electricity sectors are undergoing fundamental changes. Among other factors, this transition is driven by sustainability concerns, including the ambition to combat climate change as manifested in the ...

We suggest a possible origin for abrupt mixed-order transitions in physical systems and demonstrate it on three different Ising models with additional different types of interactions. We identify a ...