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Read article: Nanoparticle ‘tracers’ reveal quantized vortices in superfluid helium Superconductivity Research update Nanoparticle ‘tracers’ reveal quantized vortices in superfluid helium New work could improve our understanding of superfluids and shed more light on turbulence
Read article: Life on Earth-like exoplanets could be protected by strong magnetic fields Planetary science Research update Life on Earth-like exoplanets could be protected by strong magnetic fields Powerful laser simulates interiors of super-Earths
Read article: Majorana bosons could exist in dissipative systems, calculations suggest States of matter Research update Majorana bosons could exist in dissipative systems, calculations suggest Quasiparticles could appear as photons split into halves
Read article: Superionic ice phases could explain unusual magnetic fields around Uranus and Neptune States of matter Research update 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
Read article: Humidity controls frost pattern formation States of matter Research update Humidity controls frost pattern formation Improving our understanding of frost formation could help reduce frosting and associated damage
Read article: Phase-change memory gets efficiency boost Devices and structures Research update Phase-change memory gets efficiency boost Superlattice-based structure is flexible and 100 times more energy efficient than previous memory devices of its kind
Read article: Supersolidity enters a second dimension Ultracold matter Research update Supersolidity enters a second dimension Precisely tailored atom trap proves key to creating elusive 2D supersolid
Read article: Water transforms into gold-coloured metallic solution Thin films and coatings Research update Water transforms into gold-coloured metallic solution New laboratory technique bypasses the need for astronomically high pressures
Read article: Ultrathin glass films exhibit exotic liquid phase Thin films and coatings Research update Ultrathin glass films exhibit exotic liquid phase New form of glass is extremely dense and highly stable