Colloidal mixture exists in up to six phases at once
Finding could help scientists predict the phase stability of materials like paint and mayonnaise
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Nonlinear resonator breaks dynamic optical nonreciprocity
New technique could be important for applications in photon-based information processing
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New type of fractal emerges in spin ices
Finding could have applications in magnetocaloric materials, spintronics, information storage and even quantum computing
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Hydrogen-producing solar cells mimic photosynthesis
One device offers a record-breaking solar-to-hydrogen efficiency while a second harvests water from the air and turns it into hydrogen when exposed to sunlight
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Ionocaloric cooling makes a new type of refrigerator
Technique could replace current systems that rely on vapour compression of powerful greenhouse gases
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Friction at the microscale depends unexpectedly on sliding speed
New finding could have applications for hard disks and moving components for satellites or space telescopes
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Sound-speed measurements shed light on Earth’s interior
Measurements of the velocity of sound in pure iron at high pressures suggest our planet’s core contains traces of silicon and sulphur
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Single-celled marine algae light the way for solar energy
New analysis of diatom shells, or frustules, suggests possible improvements to solar energy harvesting devices
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Sound waves break light transmission reciprocity
New technique could advance optical communications that encode information in the orbital angular momentum of light
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Surprising heat transfer behaviour seen in new semiconductor under pressure
The anomalous behaviour of boron arsenide under pressure could change the way we think about heat transport under extreme conditions, like those found in the Earth’s interior
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