What is a topological insulator?
Chris Hooley explains this phenomenon in 100 seconds
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Our favourite pictures of 2015
From bursting balloons and fossils under a laser to visions of Pluto and gravitationally lensed supernovae
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Physicists entangle qubits in a semiconductor at room temperature
In addition to quantum-computing applications, the system could be used as an in vivo biological sensor
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Superconductor induces magnetism in non-magnetic gold
Surprising effect could be a boon to superconducting spintronics
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New magnetic memory devices are difficult to corrupt
Permeability holds the key to stability in magnetic fields
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‘Decorated’ graphene is a superconductor
Depositing lithium on 2D material generates Cooper pairs
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Hydrogen sulphide is warmest ever superconductor at 203 K
"Holy grail" discovery is first major step for conventional room-temperature superconductivity
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Physicists create a magnetic wormhole in the lab
Spherical device might have very down-to-Earth applications
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Buckyballs give copper a magnetic attraction
Non-magnetic metals become ferromagnetic when in contact with carbon molecules
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Web life: Journal Club for Condensed Matter Physics
The venerable "journal club" concept is thriving in the online environment
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