
Topological superconductor harbours unusual crystalline state
Discovery in uranium ditelluride could have implications for quantum matter research and topological quantum computing
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Discovery in uranium ditelluride could have implications for quantum matter research and topological quantum computing
Researchers at ETH Zurich tested a new high-rate optical data transmission system over 53km of free space between the Jungfrau mountain and the University of Bern
New technique could help optimize the performance of nanomaterials for industrial, cosmetics and pharmaceutical applications
New optimization algorithm could pinpoint the location of potentially damaging "forced oscillations"
Electrochromic conducting polymer could be used in next-generation smart thermal management textiles
An inverse designed meta-optic can reduce the length of an endoscope tip by a third
Desirable defects known as nitrogen vacancies could be created in hexagonal boron nitride using aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy
Strongly interacting Laughlin state had previously only been observed in condensed-matter systems and in photons
The first comprehensive study of electric-field-induced polarization switching in wurtzites reveals an atomic-scale switching pathway with potential electronics applications
New work in kagome metals could advance our understanding of the physics of superconductors and other strongly correlated systems