Structure and properties Video Why do physicists study matter under very high pressures? Extreme conditions can lead to some interesting physics Read article: Why do physicists study matter under very high pressures?
Ultracold matter Research update Gravity measured using a Bose–Einstein condensate on a chip New high-precision gravimeter could be deployed in a backpack Read article: Gravity measured using a Bose–Einstein condensate on a chip
Transport properties Podcasts Recipe for success with topological materials Hamish Johnston visits Beijing on a hunt for the elusive Weyl fermions Read article: Recipe for success with topological materials
Transport properties Video What can you do with a Weyl semimetal? Zahid Hasan explains why semimetals containing Weyl fermions could be ideal for examining a variety of theories Read article: What can you do with a Weyl semimetal?
Transport properties Video What is a topological metal? Zahid Hasan explains the theory behind the first known topological metal Read article: What is a topological metal?
Transport properties News David Thouless, Duncan Haldane and Michael Kosterlitz win 2016 Nobel Prize for Physics Prize is awarded for theoretical discoveries of topological phase transitions and topological phases of matter Read article: David Thouless, Duncan Haldane and Michael Kosterlitz win 2016 Nobel Prize for Physics
Ultracold matter Research update Giant two-atom molecules are the size of bacteria Rydberg macrodimer is a quantum-mechanical gold mine Read article: Giant two-atom molecules are the size of bacteria
Transport properties Video What are the potential applications of topological insulators? Why topological insulators could boost electronics and quantum computing Read article: What are the potential applications of topological insulators?
Transport properties Research update First ever supercurrent observed at room temperature Certain peers are sceptical of the results and say the claims are premature Read article: First ever supercurrent observed at room temperature
Ultrafast science Research update Ultrafast light pulses drive quasiparticle collider Femtosecond resolution of collision dynamics achieved Read article: Ultrafast light pulses drive quasiparticle collider
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