Second critical point appears in two models of water
Computations suggest that supercooled water exists in two distinct liquid phases
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Experiments pin down conditions that make hot water freeze before cold
Simplified experimental model makes it possible to engineer the Mpemba effect in a reproducible way
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Machine learning teases out differences in high-pressure ice phases
Findings will be important for planetary science as well as condensed-matter physics
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Supersolidity appears in ultracold atoms
New spectral evidence for supersolidity in an ultracold condensate of erbium atoms could help us better understand how spontaneous symmetry breaking occurs in quantum systems
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Active matter goes chaotic
Topological defects in a nematic can act as rods that mix the fluid
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Supersolid behaviour spotted in dipolar quantum gases
Three independent groups catch sight of an elusive state of matter
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Dipolar quantum mixture makes its debut
First ever magnetic condensates made of two different atomic species could help shed more light on many-body phenomena
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Liquid metallic deuterium glimpsed by physicists using intense lasers
Experiments could provide clues about the interiors of giant planets such as Jupiter
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Strange metals become even stranger
Unusual magnetoresistance observed in high-Tc cuprates could yield fundamental insights into the nature of superconductivity
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Machine learning reveals quantum phases of matter
Neural network goes beyond conventional knowledge
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