The long term aim of the Commission on Crystallographic Teaching in establishing this pamphlet programme is to produce a large collection of short statements each dealing with a specific topic at a specific level. The...

This National Science Foundation news release presents a newly introduced technique, involving simple materials and instruments, for studying the mechanical properties of nanometer films. The release explains how these...

This web site presents illustrations of the Fermi surfaces of many of the elements in the periodic table. Interactive 3D illustrations, stereo-3D images, and standard jpeg images are available. Surfaces can be displayed...

This website, authored by Hank Hogan of Photonics.Com, contains a brief article on a light source made with carbon nanotubes. The text describes the construction and operation of the light source, and an image is...

The SSS package consists of a set of 14 computer simulations and an accompanying guidebook, Simulations for Solid State Physics: An Interactive Resource for Students and Teachers, authored by Robert H. Silsbee and Joerg...