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Diamond microscope probes magnetism in 2D materials

Room-temperature superconductor arrives at last, a dark-matter detector mystery

Superconductor expert Ranga Dias and particle theorist Jayden Newstead are our guests this week

Supercooled water is stable in two different forms

New measurements show that extremely cold water has both a high-density and a low-density phase

Quantum spin liquid candidate becomes a superconductor under pressure

Sodium ytterbium (III) selenide could become a new platform for studies of high-temperature superconductivity

Research headlines

Superconductivity endures to 15 °C in high-pressure material

Black metal hydrogen emerges at high pressures

Nanocrystals could drive explosive volcanic eruptions

Machine-learning study of metallic hydrogen provides clues about Jupiter’s interior

Simulation suggests a smooth transition to a metal at high pressure

‘Marangoni surfers’ propel themselves to high speeds

Janus particles are driven by gradients in surface tension

Spin valve uses coupled quantum dots and tiny magnetic fields

Electron spin current is generated without the need for large external magnetic fields

Inverted buoyancy makes tiny boat appear to defy gravity

Counter-intuitive effect created in a vibrating liquid

Moth-eye nanostructures make good anti-icing coatings

New bioinspired material could protect surfaces such as aircraft wings and wind turbines

Why bubbles burst in viscous liquids

Surface tension, not gravity, is responsible, say researchers

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Second critical point appears in two models of water

Computations suggest that supercooled water exists in two distinct liquid phases

Magnetic topological insulators change phase under pressure

Scientists develop a simple way of tuning the crystal structure and electronic properties of these layered materials

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Experiments pin down conditions that make hot water freeze before cold

Simplified experimental model makes it possible to engineer the Mpemba effect in a reproducible way

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Superconductivity theory comes a step closer

New model attempts to mimic electron behaviour in overdoped cuprates

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Liquid metal flows smoothly at room temperatures

Applied voltage and oxide "skin" overcome droplet-forming tendencies driven by high surface tension

2D Fermi gas hosts ideal Josephson junction

System could help researchers better understand strongly interacting superfluids

Nanostructured topological insulator growth speeds up

Technique produces highly conductive crystalline nanoribbons and could be used to make even thinner materials in the future

Weak electric currents track tiny magnetic skyrmions

New work brings real-world devices based on these whirling vortex structures a step closer to reality

Why insulated metals cool down faster than their bare counterparts

Cryogenic experiments and a new thermodynamic model shed fresh light on the Leidenfrost effect

Cryogenics makes the European Spallation Source a hot property in neutron science

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Colour-changing probe maps stresses in soft materials

New device builds up a quantitative picture of internal forces in a structure

Active rotation plays a role in the jamming–unjamming transition in living cells

Unjamming resembles the change in mechanical properties of healthy versus cancerous tissue

‘Magic-angle’ graphene doubles up

New platform could be used to investigate high-temperature superconductivity and correlated quantum phases

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