Spin supersolid appears in a quantum antiferromagnet
New state of matter also shows a giant magnetocaloric effect
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Quantum Mpemba effect hints at faster quantum computers
Counterintuitive cooling phenomenon appears in a model system of quantum dots connected to two reservoirs
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Physicists make first direct observations of a glass relaxing into a supercooled liquid
Microscopy measurements quantify glass transition in real time
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Colloidal mixture exists in up to six phases at once
Finding could help scientists predict the phase stability of materials like paint and mayonnaise
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Ionocaloric cooling makes a new type of refrigerator
Technique could replace current systems that rely on vapour compression of powerful greenhouse gases
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Nanoparticle ‘tracers’ reveal quantized vortices in superfluid helium
New work could improve our understanding of superfluids and shed more light on turbulence
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Life on Earth-like exoplanets could be protected by strong magnetic fields
Powerful laser simulates interiors of super-Earths
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Majorana bosons could exist in dissipative systems, calculations suggest
Quasiparticles could appear as photons split into halves
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Superionic ice phases could explain unusual magnetic fields around Uranus and Neptune
New work sheds fresh light on conductive types of ice that form at high temperatures and pressures
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Humidity controls frost pattern formation
Improving our understanding of frost formation could help reduce frosting and associated damage
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