Unveiling the topological nature of electromagnetic surface waves
Predicting the number of surface modes and their polarization may be possible from the helicity operator, according to a recent study
Predicting the number of surface modes and their polarization may be possible from the helicity operator, according to a recent study
Pressure puts a new twist on magic-angle bilayers
High-pressure lanthanum hydride could have a superconducting transition temperature of 260 K at 180 to 200 GPa say George Washington University researchers
Technique probes symmetry and character of electronic states of solids
Spirals rotating inwards rather than outwards have been observed in a viscous liquid flowing through holes in a circular plate
Physicists model longitudinal waves in flying rubber bands
Can the growth of solid-state physics be likened to a Star Wars plot? Robert P Crease agrees that it can
Lasers ionize strontium gas and then cool it to 50 mK
Studies of new kagome lattice materials provide insights into the transitions between quantum spin liquids and magnetically ordered states
System could be used to explore “quantum emulsions”
Researchers may have found evidence for a sudden drop in resistivity at 250 K
Simple experiment could provide insights into how biological tissues form
Recent developments based on novel morphologies and geometries highlight the progress to be made by understanding the balance of freedom and control
Technique could be used to create tuneable liquid lenses
Researchers discover a whole class of Möbius Kaleidocycles, hinged geometries that share the topology of a Mӧbius band and a previously uniquely limited range of mobility
Study could lead to better search-and-rescue robots
Article on the importance to Chinese society of fundamental condensed-matter physics picks up $2000 prize
Spintronics could benefit from photon-like magnetic excitations
Technology could be used in robots that are more responsive to their environment
First ever magnetic condensates made of two different atomic species could help shed more light on many-body phenomena
Unique elastic properties of lower intestine create sharp-cornered faeces
Rotating cylinder gets around Lorentz reciprocity
Plasmons detected between the atomic planes of a cuprate's crystal structure could help the search for room-temperature superconductors
Study helps explain how seeds can travel many kilometres
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