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Heat capacity measurements reveal Majorana fermions
Researchers in Japan and Korea say they have found evidence for the existence of these elusive quasiparticles in the thermodynamic behaviour of a Kitaev magnet
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Extensive research confirms material’s ability to create compact yet powerful fields
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Diamond alignment makes high-pressure magnetometry of superconductors possible
New technique allows NV centres to be used in diamond anvil cells
Surface ‘signature’ could distinguish exotic topological insulators
Changes in the polarization of light reflecting off a material’s surface could indicate whether it is a higher-order topological insulator, say theorists
Magnetic monopoles appear in haematite
Diamond quantum magnetometry finds isolated magnetic north and south poles in a naturally occurring material for the first time
Surface superconductivity appears in topological materials
Majorana states for quantum computing applications might be observed in two new types of structures
Physicists take the temperature of second sound
Results could have applications for studies of high-temperature superconductors and neutron stars
Quieter quantum device measures electrical current
Noise reduction in Josephson junctions could be used in metrology standard
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Snapshot of noble gas atoms emerges from within a graphene sandwich
Nanoclusters of krypton and xenon directly imaged at room temperature for the first time thanks to confining layers of graphene
Graphene-based semiconductor has a useful bandgap and high electron mobility
Epigraphene could boost the performance of electronic devices
Spin supersolid appears in a quantum antiferromagnet
New state of matter also shows a giant magnetocaloric effect
Hopfions seen in a magnetic crystal
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New type of magnetism appears in a layered semiconductor
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Spiralling phonons turn a paramagnetic material into a magnet
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Crystalline material traps electrons in 3D
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