World’s thinnest diffraction gratings made from graphene
Ultrathin nano-gratings produce high-contrast interference patterns of massive molecules
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Hydrogen sulphide is warmest ever superconductor at 203 K
'Holy grail' discovery is first major step for conventional room-temperature superconductivity
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Buckyballs give copper a magnetic attraction
Non-magnetic metals become ferromagnetic when in contact with carbon molecules
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Web life: Journal Club for Condensed Matter Physics
The venerable 'journal club' concept is thriving in the online environment
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Stretchable graphene transistors inspired by kirigami
Japanese art of paper cutting used to make micron-sized electronic and mechanical devices
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Electron spins cross over in femtoseconds
New measurements could lead to better spintronics
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Crystal phase-transitions keep babies in third-world countries warm
Researchers develop non-electric incubating blankets for use in villages
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Could lasers guide and control the path of lightning?
New method to steer electric discharges around an obstacle uses laser beams
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Frequency combs smooth out optical-fibre signals
Research could mean higher bandwidth for optical fibres, and so more data
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Thin semiconductors go through the Mott transition
Research could help build photonic devices from novel 2D transition metals
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