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Artist's image showing blue and red spikes (representing the quasiparticles) emerging from two parallel dark grey honeycomb-patterned surfaces (representing carbon) and pairing up

New class of quasiparticle appears in bilayer graphene

Quantum simulators deliver surprising insights into magnetic phase transitions

Independent studies used atomic and superconducting qubits

Anomalous Hall crystal is made from twisted graphene

Topological electronic crystal emerges from moiré pattern

Terahertz light produces a metastable magnetic state in an antiferromagnet

New phase could be used to make faster and more compact memory and processing devices

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Two images. The one at left is a close-up of an electronic device similar to the one used in the experiment, showing light orange circuit elements against a grey background. The second image is a photo taken from underneath a dilution refrigerator

New candidate emerges for a universal quantum electrical standard

Six-colour image with arrows overlayed on each colour showing the direction of the altermagnetic ordering within that region of the MnTe sample. At two points within the sample, all six colours meet, and the arrows indicate the existence of a vortex.

Altermagnets imaged at the nanoscale

Photo of a chip made of the non-crystalline topological semimetal niobium phosphide, which appears as a light-orange square held in a person's gloved hands

Very thin films of a novel semimetal conduct electricity better than copper

Quasiparticles become massless – but only when they’re moving in the right direction

Spectroscopy measurements reveal "smoking gun" signature of semi-Dirac fermions in a topological semimetal

Squishy silicone rings shine a spotlight on fluid-solid transition

Model shows how highly deformable particles, grains and cells respond to external forces

Physicists close in on fractionally-charged electron mystery in graphene

Topological flat band may account for fractional quantum anomalous Hall effect recently observed in pentalayer moiré graphene

Quantized vortices seen in a supersolid for the first time

Further research could shed light on neutron-star glitches

Orbital angular momentum monopoles appear in a chiral crystal

Experimental observations at the Swiss Light Source could advance the development of energy-efficient memory devices based on "orbitronics"

Rotating cylinder amplifies electromagnetic fields

The Zel'dovich effect is observed in an electromagnetic system for the first time

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Nickel langbeinite might be a new quantum spin liquid candidate

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Akiko Nakayama: the Japanese artist skilled in fluid mechanics

Sidney Perkowitz explores the science behind the work of Japanese painter Akiko Nakayama

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Superconductivity appears in nickelate crystals under pressure

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Spot the knot: using AI to untangle the topology of molecules

Solving a centuries-old mathematical puzzle could hold the key to understanding the function of many of the molecules of life

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Spins hop between quantum dots in new quantum processor

Hopping-based logic achieved at high fidelity

Aperiodicity: the dance event bringing non-repeating patterns to life

Matin Durrani reviews Aperiodic – an art-science performance from South West Dance Theatre

Photo of four members of the research team, standing in front of a diagram showing the arrangement of the crystalline material used in this research

Spin-ice superconductors display magnetic nonreciprocity

New structure could be used to make magnetic-field-driven superconducting diodes for low-energy-consumption electronic devices

Schematic image of the experiment showing a transparent layer of gallium stacked atop a silvery layer of mercury around a spool-like device, with poloidal currents (represented by blue lines) looping around the material and magnetic field lines (yellow) running along the interface.

Liquid–metal interfaces show large thermoelectric effect

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Scanning electron micrograph image showing wires and the location of the two quantum dots used in the experiment

‘Poor man’s Majoranas’ offer testbed for studying possible qubits

A new approach could put Majorana particles on track to become a novel qubit platform, but some scientists doubt the results’ validity

Artist's drawing of graphene membranes, represented as overlapping hexagons of carbon atoms

Domain walls in twisted graphene make 1D superconductors

Structures could have applications in future electronic devices

Protecting phone screens with non-Newtonian fluids

Fluids that get runnier during impact are optimized for preventing damage to phone screens

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