Devices and structures Research update Ferroelectric domain wall diodes get flexible New devices can be erased, positioned and shaped using electric fields Read article: Ferroelectric domain wall diodes get flexible
Quantum computing Research update Molecular qubits stick around for longer Researchers have extended the spin coherence time of a single-molecule quantum bit beyond 1 millisecond for the first time Read article: Molecular qubits stick around for longer
Magnetism and spin Research update Light-induced lattice vibrations could speed up data recording New optical "shaking" technique switches an antiferromagnetic material into a ferromagnetic one in just a few picoseconds Read article: Light-induced lattice vibrations could speed up data recording
Magnetism and spin Research update New quasiparticle may mimic Kondo-effect signal Physicists propose alternative explanation for phenomenon previously attributed to "screening" of conducting electrons in metals at low temperature Read article: New quasiparticle may mimic Kondo-effect signal
2D materials Research update Strain induces nonlinear Hall effect in monolayer material New work might aid the development of next-generation non-volatile magnetic memories Read article: Strain induces nonlinear Hall effect in monolayer material
Nanomaterials Research update 3D vortex rings appear in a bulk magnet Smoke-ring-like structures might have applications in energy-efficient 3D data storage and processing Read article: 3D vortex rings appear in a bulk magnet
Magnetism and spin Research update ‘Magnetic illusion’ can create magnetic fields at a distance A strategy to generate and manipulate magnetic fields at a distance could find application in medicine and neuroscience Read article: ‘Magnetic illusion’ can create magnetic fields at a distance
Nanomaterials Research update Magnetic perovskite gets the lead out New material could be used to make spintronics devices without the hazards of its lead-based cousin Read article: Magnetic perovskite gets the lead out
Materials Research update Metalāorganic magnets break records Novel lightweight materials have magnetic ordering temperatures and coercivities comparable to commercially available inorganic magnets Read article: Metalāorganic magnets break records
Plasma physics Research update Microtube implosions could produce megatesla magnetic fields Proof-of-principle study finds that today's lasers are intense enough to generate super-strong fields from āpre-seededā weaker ones Read article: Microtube implosions could produce megatesla magnetic fields