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Our dynamic Universe is adorned by cosmic fireworks: energetic and ephemeral beacons of light that are a million (nova) to a billion (supernova) times brighter than our sun. On August 17, 2017, we witnessed cosmic fireworks unlike anything we have seen before. We saw two neutron stars merge and...more

Molecular-scale insulating and dielectric materials rely on the exponential attenuation of tunneling with increasing length, presenting a potential problem of increased leakage current as the dimensions of the device decrease. An alternative design strategy is to use molecules with destructive...more

Inhomogeneous fluids are interesting due to the inherent presence of interfaces and they give rise to a plethora of phenomena which can not be observed in bulk. Typical examples include confined liquids where the presence of surfaces not only changes their static properties compared to in the bulk...more

Coherent magnetic fields are ubiquitous in the universe as in the Sun, stars, galaxies and galaxy clusters. The theory of turbulent dynamos is the leading paradigm to understand the origin of these magnetic fields. A particularly generic process in turbulent astrophysical systems is the small scale...more