2D materials Research update Photonic time crystal amplifies microwaves New 2D metamaterial could boost 6G telecoms Read article: Photonic time crystal amplifies microwaves
2D materials Research update Giant tunnelling magnetoresistance appears in an antiferromagnet New spin-filter magnetic tunnel junction could make a promising platform for spintronic devices Read article: Giant tunnelling magnetoresistance appears in an antiferromagnet
Condensed matter Research update Giant magnetoresistance spotted in near-pristine graphene Room-temperature effect could find use in magnetic sensors Read article: Giant magnetoresistance spotted in near-pristine graphene
Magnetism and spin Research update Giant orbital magnetic moment appears in a graphene quantum dot New discovery could be important for quantum information science and magnetic field sensing Read article: Giant orbital magnetic moment appears in a graphene quantum dot
2D materials Research update Quantum effects could help make twisted bilayer graphene a superconductor BCS equations for superconductivity need to be modified for materials that have very slow-moving charges Read article: Quantum effects could help make twisted bilayer graphene a superconductor
Instrumentation and measurement Research update Scanning probe with a twist observes electron’s wavelike behaviour New instrument reveals delocalized quantum properties Read article: Scanning probe with a twist observes electron’s wavelike behaviour
2D materials Research update Quasiparticles appear in a classical setting, surprising physicists Basic concepts of quantum matter physics might be applicable to classical systems Read article: Quasiparticles appear in a classical setting, surprising physicists
2D materials Research update Short electrical pulses switch superconductivity on and off in magic-angle graphene New finding could help in the development of novel switchable superconducting electronics Read article: Short electrical pulses switch superconductivity on and off in magic-angle graphene
2D materials Research update Friction at the microscale depends unexpectedly on sliding speed New finding could have applications for hard disks and moving components for satellites or space telescopes Read article: Friction at the microscale depends unexpectedly on sliding speed
Devices and structures Research update Chiral logic gates create ultrafast data processors Devices that work using circularly polarized light are a million times faster than current data processing technologies Read article: Chiral logic gates create ultrafast data processors