Polar bear fur inspires solar-thermal textiles
New fabric is 30% lighter in weight than cotton and keeps wearers warmer at colder temperatures
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Sound waves break light transmission reciprocity
New technique could advance optical communications that encode information in the orbital angular momentum of light
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Sugar offers a sweet solution for patterning curvy microelectronics
Embedding tiny patterns in chunks of sugar avoids use of harmful chemicals
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4D-printed material responds to environmental stimuli
3D-printed structures with properties that change over time could have applications in robotics and sensing
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Meta-atoms act like road signs for light waves
Nonlinear dielectric nanostructures could control the flow of light in next-generation devices for information processing and communications
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Clathrate superhydride makes new high-temperature superconductor
The material is superconducting at temperatures of 215 K and pressures of 172 GPa
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Loopy currents appear in a kagome superlattice
Researchers identify signature of a new electronic phase in a correlated kagome superconductor
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Artificial material mimics tooth enamel, but is tougher
Material can be manufactured in bulk
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Science prize boosts prospects for early-career researchers
The Nicholas Kurti Science Prize aims to help young physicists establish their own research programmes and raise their profile among the wider scientific community
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Quantum material ‘learns’ like a living creature
Discovery of habituation and sensitization behaviours in a Mott insulator could inspire new algorithms for artificial intelligence
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