When two mesh screens or fabrics are overlapped with a slight offset, moiré patterns emerge as a result of interference caused by the misalignment of the grids. While these patterns are commonly ...

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Georgia Institute of Technology have demonstrated* that atomic scale moiré patterns, an interference pattern that ...

Phasons, low-temperature quasiparticles found in crystal lattices, help interlayer excitons move at ultra-low temperatures, offering insights for materials science and potential boosts to quantum tech ...

Scientists have visualized the two parts of an elusive particle -- the moiré exciton -- to reveal its structure and unique properties. Published in leading journal Nature, scientists from the Okinawa ...

An on-chip twisted moiré photonic crystal sensor that uses MEMS technology to actively control the twist and distance between layers in real time,. Twisted moiré photonic crystals — an advanced type ...