Majorana quasiparticles glimpsed in magnetic chains
Evidence of "non-Abelian" excitations in solids continues to grow
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Nuclear spins control electrical currents
Room-temperature technique could be used in spin-based memories
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New plasmonic nanolaser is cavity-free
Proposed device could improve optical telecommunications
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Cracking the code for single-molecule junctions
First accurate calculation of “porphyrin” conductance achieved
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Strontium’s nuclear ‘spin symmetry’ revealed
Discovery will be crucial for building yet more precise atomic clocks
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Making better solar cells with polychiral carbon nanotubes
New device absorbs across a wider portion of the solar spectrum
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Going mobile with NMR spectroscopy
Technology miniaturized to fit sand-grain-sized chip
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Molecular seeds sprout identical carbon nanotubes
New technique produces nanostructures with specific electronic properties
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Electricity, eels and evolution
The role of electric eels and other electrogenic animals in guiding early studies of electricity is revealed in this fascinating book, reviewed by Brian Rasnow
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Plasmonic chip diagnoses diabetes
Gold nanoparticles could help with early disease detection
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