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.

News/Highlights

10.02.2020
 

Physicists show unique polymer behavior using computer simulations

Employing a computer simulation, physicists Maximilian Liebetreu and Christos...

08.01.2020
 

Physicists at the University of Vienna in collaboration with the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research have discovered a new type of glass formed...

08.07.2019
 

Bereits zum 17. Mal fand heuer wieder die Kinderuni Wien statt und förderte die Neugierde sowie die Lust am Experimentieren von tausenden Kindern.

07.06.2019
 

Physicists develop new strategy to separate molecules

In our daily lives, the purpose and function of an item is defined by either its material, e.g....

19.02.2019
 

Der Wiener Physiker Ludwig Boltzmann war einer der Wegbereiter der Atomistik. Rund 150 Jahre später verwirklichen Christoph Dellago und seine...

07.01.2019
 

Why is water densest at around 4 degrees Celsius? Why does ice float? Why does heavy water have a different melting point compared to normal water?...