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Acoustic rainbows emerge from novel sound-scattering structure
New architecture could be used to create tailored devices that emit or receive only certain frequencies of sound
Black holes could act as cosmic supercolliders
Particles orbiting a black hole could collide at colossal energies, generating collision products that may offer valuable insights for particle physics
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Electric field treatment restores movement to rats with spinal injuries
An ultrathin implant that delivers stimulation directly to the spinal cord significantly improved motion and sensation in injured rats
Mysterious seismic wave speed-up deep within Earth’s mantle explained at last
A phase change in post-perovskite materials at the so-called D” discontinuity is also evidence for long-predicted slow, convective flows in the mantle itself
New microscopy technique can identify topological superconductors
Scanning-tunnelling microscope with a superconducting tip could help uncover materials for next-generation quantum computers
New definition of second ticks closer after international optical-clock comparison
Fibre and satellites connections span two continents
New mechanism explains behaviour of materials exhibiting giant magnetoresistance
"Remarkable" new model of quantum double-exchange ferromagnets could produce fresh insights into these technologically-important materials
Coulomb liquid emerges from five electrons in a semiconductor
Study could shed light on exotic phases of matter
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