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Ultrathin glass films exhibit exotic liquid phase
New form of glass is extremely dense and highly stable
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What do we really know about the science of sandcastles? Ian Randall grabs his bucket and spade to explore the weird world of sand science
New semiconductor cools computer chips
High-thermal-conductivity boron arsenide is better at removing heat than the best thermal-management devices available today
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Fizzy water droplets levitate at room temperature
New, frostier version of the Leidenfrost effect could have industrial applications
‘Second sound’ appears in germanium
Unexpected finding could improve the performance of electronics devices, say researchers
Surmounting supercooling to improve heat storage technologies
Silver nanoparticles stimulate crystallization in supercooled solutions, enabling potential improvements in heat-storing materials
Unusual superconductivity appears in a Kagome metal
Electrons in the compound appear to pair in unconventional ways, say physicists
Physicists explain why unexpectedly small temperature fluctuations occur in objects exposed to extreme heat
Improved theorem could boost the performance of tiny machines
Backward-travelling sound wave appears in a metamaterial
Simulations suggest that so-called rotons might be engineered under ambient conditions
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Read article: Topological insulators get a layered twist
Topological insulators get a layered twist
New work could aid the development of more energy-efficient electronic devices
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‘Slidetronics’ makes its debut
Researchers discover a novel polarization switching mechanism in an ultrathin ferroelectric material
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Contact electrification explained at last
New work sheds fresh light on what happens when one metal object becomes electrified through contact with another
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Torque-driven phase separation of self-propelled particles has been discovered
Janus particles exhibit a new kind of nonequilibrium
Read article: Exotic quantum state could make smallest-ever laser
Exotic quantum state could make smallest-ever laser
Novel light-matter states would have a technological advantage over electronic circuits
Read article: Electron’s dual nature appears in a quantum spin liquid
Electron’s dual nature appears in a quantum spin liquid
New evidence supports theory that the electron may be composed of two particles
Read article: Fusion doughnuts: a topological guide to the world
Fusion doughnuts: a topological guide to the world
Topological thinking is now reaching far beyond solid-state physics
Read article: Crushing gold and platinum at extreme pressures sets new terapascal standards
Crushing gold and platinum at extreme pressures sets new terapascal standards
Experiments could boost our understanding of superconductivity and gas-giant stars
Read article: Quark–gluon plasma flows like water, calculations suggest
Quark–gluon plasma flows like water, calculations suggest
Hot, dense matter created just after the Big Bang has a liquid-like minimum kinetic viscosity
Read article: It’s topology, naturally
It’s topology, naturally
As Jon Cartwright reports, topological behaviours in fluid dynamics could help us understand the natural world and other complex systems
Read article: Water on a cold surface must heat up to freeze
Water on a cold surface must heat up to freeze
New insights into nucleation could help prevent ice forming on aircraft and wind turbines
Read article: Long-awaited magnetic interferometer might probe quantum gravity
Long-awaited magnetic interferometer might probe quantum gravity
Device could interfere much larger molecules than is currently possible
Read article: WiFi signals used to power small electrical devices
WiFi signals used to power small electrical devices
Synchronized spin-torque oscillators deliver enough energy to drive a LED
Read article: Ultra-magnetostrictive material shows promise for beyond-CMOS technologies
Ultra-magnetostrictive material shows promise for beyond-CMOS technologies
New material is based on iron and gallium, avoiding the need for expensive and scarce rare-earth elements
Read article: Doped antiferromagnets switch faster
Doped antiferromagnets switch faster
New findings could enable quicker, higher-density and more stable memory storage
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Ultracold circuits for quantum computing, graphene boosts sustainability, secrets of supercooled water
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Read article: Superfluidity seen in a 2D Fermi gas
Superfluidity seen in a 2D Fermi gas
Physicists in Germany say they have found definitive evidence for the existence of superfluidity in an extremely cold 2D gas of fermions
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Lasers peer into a mysterious region of supercooled water
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