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Myriam Sarachik: how her work on the Kondo effect sparked a revolution in modern physics

Illustration of Jun Kondo and Myriam Sarachik with a representation of the Kondo effect between them

Bound states in the continuum observed in a solid material

Phenomenon could be used to create new quantum devices

Electron spin force moves a macroscopic object

Diamond sample propelled up to 1.5 microns by its own nitrogen-vacancy centres

Controlled collisions reveal predictable pattern in triboelectric charging

New ultrasound trap boosts our understanding of charge transfer

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Chiral bristlebot toys shed light on transport dynamics in active matter systems

Photo showing eight bristlebots confined by a black circular ring. Seven of the bristlebots are surrounded by plastic rings and covered in semi-transparent foil. The eighth bristlebot is unmodified and is bright blue.

New type of superionic water ice observed for the first time

Still from a video showing coppery-coloured magnetic field lines emerging from the planet Uranus and changing as the planet rotates and moves around the Sun. Uranus is a small blue dot in the midst of the blackness of space, with grid lines for reference.

Sound waves come in quantum jumps

Render of the device used in the experiment. The resonator, coloured green, features a narrow, jagged-tooth bridge between two larger squares. Below the squares, and separated by a gap bridged by the narrow part of the resonator, are two beige-coloured pads. The background is dark grey.

‘Vacuumtronics’ could help make better superconductors

Vacuum fluctuations could be a non-invasive way to tune superconductivity

Sliding water droplets corrode Teflon-coated metal

Effect could damage outdoor equipment and monuments

Magnetic field first kills superconductor, then brings it back to life

“Re-entrant” superconductivity discovered in a 2D material for the first time

X-ray camera catches spin waves in the act

Magnon microscope focuses on useful non-linear interactions

Crystal symmetry controls hydrogen’s quantum tunnelling

Discovery could support the development of safer and more efficient hydrogen storage media

Topology affects the crumpling of growing elastic sheets

Discovery could lead to new metamaterials

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Hofstadter’s butterfly turns 50: a fractal hiding in quantum matter

Indu Satija celebrates the golden anniversary of Hofstadter’s butterfly

Hofstadter’s butterfly diagram in red and black

The physics of novel computation: beyond bits and chips to spikes and spins

Sidney Perkowitz looks into alternative computing methods inspired by physics to improve computational efficiency and power

Heat-transfer fins give phase change materials a boost

Modelling points the way towards optimal designs for systems that store and release heat

Diagram containing a set of four 3D graphs on the left and one 3D heatmap graph on the right. Each of the four graphs in the set shows four rod-like blobs, or fins, protruding into a space. In the graph at top left, the fins are close together. In the graph at top right, they're placed further apart. Over time, these finned structures evolve into the graphs at bottom left (in which the blobs now overlap) and bottom right (in which the blobs nearly touch but do not overlap). In the heatmap graph, arrows within the coloured area show the direction of convective currents that form around the fins.

Experiments provide new insights into the reverse sprinkler problem

New experiments suggest that a reverse sprinkler is driven by angular momentum induced at its centre as water is drawn in

Flows of water coming into a reverse sprinkler

Quantum entanglement explains why strange metals are so strange

New measurements and a tool from quantum metrology provide new insights into metals with unusually high electrical resistance

Metamaterial boosts heat transfer on the nanoscale

New finding could help improve technologies such as on-chip cooling and thermophotovoltaic systems

Static electricity: mysteries lurk within this everyday phenomenon

Soft-matter expert Scott Waitukaitis is our podcast guest

New superconducting diode gives greater control over the flow of electrons

Device based on two-dimensional oxide interface superconductors can be “edited” using atomic force microscope lithography

Three men standing in a laboratory next to a rack of equipment and a vacuum chamber with many ports and hoses. The men are wearing blue lab coats and protective booties over their shoes.

New model of ocean waves sheds fresh light on the spread of microplastic pollution

Waves that decay over time can transport particles vertically as well as horizontally

New class of magnons live a hundred times longer

Discovery could help in the development of on-chip quantum information technologies that can be scaled down to the nanoscale

Venus flytraps snap shut by rapid cell-wall softening

Previous theory of water transport is ruled out

Altermagnets can turn neighbouring materials altermagnetic, too

"Proximity effect" appears in models of semiconductor/altermagnet bilayer structures

A sketch of a chameleon patterned with faint red and blue diamonds sitting on top of a block of material patterned with strong red and blue diamonds

Interface between air and water gets a new twist

Vibrational spectroscopy technique reshapes our understanding of how water molecules behave at the boundary

Illustration showing ball-and-stick models of water molecules near the interface between air and water. A large molecule at the centre has a squiggly-red-line signal coming out of its central red oxygen atom, representing the molecule's dipole, while a dashed line emerging from the other side, between the two angled hydrogen atoms, represents the twist angle of the molecule.

Pigeons’ immune system can sense Earth’s magnetic field, study suggests

Molecules become magnetic by accumulating iron

Switchable skyrmions light up terahertz communications

A chip-sized device that can switch between two topologically protected light structures opens up a route to wireless communications that cannot be scrambled by the environment

Altermagnetic insulator shows giant magneto-optical Kerr effect

Surprising result could accelerate the development of altermagnetic spintronics with potential applications in advanced memories and logic

Four-image figure illustrating MOKE data. Images a and c show the domains themselves, which appear as boundaries between different shades of grey on a block of material. Images b and d show the MOKE signal when a square-wave magnetic field is applied to the material.

Hyperuniformity can be altered by ‘weighting’ many-particle systems

Calculations reveal the richness of systems that have crystal-like and liquid-like properties

Scientists find a new critical point in supercooled water

X-ray experiments provide further evidence that water exists in two distinct phases

Conceptual image showing a bright neon red laser beam striking a glass of water. Inside the water glass are little ball-and-stick models of water molecules. The glass is divided into dark and light blue regions, representing the two liquid phases of supercooled water. On the side of the glass opposite the laser beam, the water is bursting outward.

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