Ferrimagnets speed up racetrack memories
New class of materials allows for the tiniest and fastest magnetic solitons ever
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Topological photons could make qubits for quantum computers
Researchers have quantum mechanically interfered topological states of light for the first time
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Martin Ryle’s vision of renewable energy, what twistronics could do for us, big-G remains elusive
Physics World journalists discuss the legacy of Martin Ryle
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Quantum oscillations appear in a Kondo insulator
New observations are unexpected since these oscillations are usually only seen in metals
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Engineered atomic arrays for quantum computers
Neutral atoms held in 3D arrays of optical traps could be used to simulate complex physical systems
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Could skyrmions solve the baryogenesis problem?
Not sure yet, but in the meantime unexpected new finding will have important consequences for future technologies based on these vortex-like magnetic spin structures
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Plasmonic tweezer array traps microparticles
Annular aperture device could be used to make lab-on-chips for biotechnological applications
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Strange metals become even stranger
Unusual magnetoresistance observed in high-Tc cuprates could yield fundamental insights into the nature of superconductivity
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Weyl phononic crystal negatively refracts sound waves
New “zero reflection” topological quantum material could have many practical applications
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‘Oleo Sponge’ mops up oil spills
Open-water tests show that the sponge-like material can completely remove a thin layer of oil from the ocean surface
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