About us

The Computational and Soft Matter Physics Group develops and uses modern computational, experimental and theoretical tools to study a broad range of condensed matter systems with emphasis on the statistical mechanics of equilibrium and non-equilibrium processes. Research topics of current interest include soft matter, nanoparticles, phase transitions, biological matter, magnetism and magnetic soft matter, glasses, chaotic dynamics, as well as hydrodynamics of colloids and swimmers.

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06.12.2017

Nanomaterials: How to separate linear and ring-shaped molecules

Physicists have developed a reliable strategy to separate chemically identical macromolecules that differ only in their shape

30.10.2017

Jumping Nanoparticles

Experiments with levitated nanoparticles reveal role of friction at the nanoscale

19.10.2017

Prestigious uni:docs 2017 Fellowship for Maximilian Liebetreu

At the Faculty of Physics we welcome Maximilian Liebetreu (Computational Physics) and Gregor Leuthner (Physics of Nanostructured Materials) as...

07.09.2017

EMLG/JMLG joint meeting

The 2017 joint EMLG/JMLG meeting will be hosted by the University of Vienna, and will take place from the 10th to 14th of September 2017.

01.06.2017

"The ideal gas contribution to surface tension"

Contrarily to what is often believed, the kinetic part of the stress tensor can contribute to the surface tension of a liquid.

25.04.2017

Heiß & kalt – Gegensätze ziehen sich an

Nanoteilchen werden durch Temperaturunterschiede "geladen"

Elektrisch geladene Teilchen üben starke anziehende oder abstoßende Kräfte aufeinander...

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