Peter Hannaford and Krzysztof Sacha ask whether we can realize condensed-matter phenomena exhibited by ordinary spatial crystals in the time dimension
Read article: Time crystals enter the real world of condensed matter
Measurements of a model autocatalytic reaction diminish the “likelihood” of parity violation energy differences in the system’s electroweak interactions as an explanation for the origin of one-h...
Read article: Is parity violation a weak explanation for the homochirality of life?
Researchers build carbon nanostructures using a scanning tunnelling microscope with atomic-level control over twist angles and folds
Read article: Graphene origami reaches quantum precision
Music encoding protein properties provides a new route to AI materials design
Read article: Amino acid orchestra trains machine learning algorithms to design proteins
Technique probes symmetry and character of electronic states of solids
Read article: Double-slit interference boosts resonant inelastic X-ray scattering
Recent developments based on novel morphologies and geometries highlight the progress to be made by understanding the balance of freedom and control
Read article: Robotics and self-assembly shape up
Researchers discover a whole class of Möbius Kaleidocycles, hinged geometries that share the topology of a Mӧbius band and a previously uniquely limited range of mobility
Read article: Twisted linkage geometries hint at new organic chemistry
Better understanding of solid-liquid hybrids could lead to better materials
Read article: Field theory of amorphous solids describes toothpaste, concrete and more
The first ever measurements of the dielectric constant of confined water reveal far lower values than previously expected.
Read article: Water proves to be electrically dead at interfaces
Strong response to temperature change surprises researchers
Read article: Thermal expansion of 2D materials measured at nanometre resolution
