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Read article: Self-powered wearable yarns can sense temperature and mechanical strain Advanced materials Research update Self-powered wearable yarns can sense temperature and mechanical strain Low-cost material could be used for health monitoring
Read article: New theory explains why metallic oxides are transparent Thin films and coatings Research update New theory explains why metallic oxides are transparent Electron-lattice interactions allow light to pass through these industrially important thin films, researchers say
Read article: X-ray technique sheds fresh light on correlated metals Light sources Research update X-ray technique sheds fresh light on correlated metals Combined experimental and theoretical approach reveals electronic correlations in quantum materials
Read article: Ice microfibres are super flexible and springy Advanced materials Research update Ice microfibres are super flexible and springy Flexible ice microfibres could be used to create environmental sensors, as low-loss optical waveguides or to study ice physics
Read article: Electrons in graphene drag light in their wake 2D materials Research update Electrons in graphene drag light in their wake A 21st-century version of Fizeau drag shines a spotlight on electron interactions
Read article: Unusual superconductivity appears in a Kagome metal Advanced materials Research update Unusual superconductivity appears in a Kagome metal Electrons in the compound appear to pair in unconventional ways, say physicists