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Lorna Brigham

Lorna Brigham is a Scientific Editor at IOP Publishing. She holds a Master’s degree in Chemistry and completed her PhD at the University of Sussex, where she specialised in photovoltaic materials. Lorna joined the Reports on Progress in Physics journal team in 2024 and has since developed a strong interest in condensed matter and particle physics. Outside of work, she enjoys reading novels and strength training.

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Planning a sustainable water future in the United States

Advanced desalination can supply fresh water cheaply while managing brine responsibly

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A surprising critical state emerges in active nematic materials

A transition in active nematics produces slow, strongly interacting defects, a behaviour confirmed in living cells

Emergence of anti-hyperuniform defect organization in active nematics. At high activity (left), topological defects are distributed nearly uniformly throughout the system. Reducing activity toward a critical point (right) triggers defect clustering, and large defect-free regions exist alongside defect-rich ones

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Mapping electron phases in nanotube arrays

A nanotube lattice reveals how electrons shift between 1D and 2D quantum phases under voltage control

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CMS spots hints of a new form of top‑quark matter

A threshold excess in top–antitop production hints at toponium‑like physics and supports non‑relativistic QCD models

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When heat moves sideways

MnPS₃ shows an unexpectedly strong thermal Hall effect, challenging current theories of quantum heat transport

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Symmetry‑preserving route to higher‑order insulators

A simple boundary repositioning technique lets materials host infinitely many robust topological states useful for electronics, photonics, and phononics, with a Matryoshka-doll-like hierarchy

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Improving precision in muon g-2 calculations

A model-independent approach reduces uncertainty in hadronic light-by-light scattering, strengthening Standard Model tests

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Diagnosing brain cancer without a biopsy

A black phosphorus-based system detects micro-RNA in aqueous humor, enabling safe diagnosis of Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma

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5f electrons and the mystery of δ-plutonium

Scientists uncover the role of magnetic fluctuations in the counterintuitive behaviour of this rare plutonium phase

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DNA as a molecular architect

A new model shows how programmable DNA strands control interactions between diverse colloidal particles

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