Discovery could facilitate the large-scale fabrication of materials that adapt to changing conditions
Read article: Want to make a peptide material go from soft to stiff? Just add water
Machine-learning-based molecular simulations reveal unexpected crystallization pathway
Read article: Graphite ‘hijacks’ the journey from molten carbon to diamond
Findings contradict central electromagnetic principle that the force between like charges is always repulsive
Read article: Scientists discover that like-charged particles can sometimes attract
Result draws on 50-year-old theorem from quantum field theory to make entanglement measurement more efficient
Read article: Quantum simulator visualizes large-scale entanglement in materials
Unusual phase develops when water freezes on interfaces at low temperatures
Read article: Cubic ice observed in pure form for the first time
The anomalous behaviour of boron arsenide under pressure could change the way we think about heat transport under extreme conditions, like those found in the Earth’s interior
Read article: Surprising heat transfer behaviour seen in new semiconductor under pressure
New approach could also be used to create artificial materials such as exotic quantum magnets
Read article: ‘Coherent optical engineering’ turns opaque material temporarily transparent
Discovery of habituation and sensitization behaviours in a Mott insulator could inspire new algorithms for artificial intelligence
Read article: Quantum material ‘learns’ like a living creature
What do we really know about the science of sandcastles? Ian Randall grabs his bucket and spade to explore the weird world of sand science
Read article: Top tips for super sandcastles: explore the weird world of sand
Flexible ice microfibres could be used to create environmental sensors, as low-loss optical waveguides or to study ice physics
Read article: Ice microfibres are super flexible and springy
