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: X-ray technique sheds fresh light on correlated metals
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: Ice microfibres are super flexible and springy
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: Electrons in graphene drag light in their wake
Advanced materials Research update Unusual superconductivity appears in a Kagome metal Electrons in the compound appear to pair in unconventional ways, say physicists Read article: Unusual superconductivity appears in a Kagome metal
Advanced materials Research update Backward-travelling sound wave appears in a metamaterial Simulations suggest that so-called rotons might be engineered under ambient conditions Read article: Backward-travelling sound wave appears in a metamaterial
Magnetism and spin Research update Promising quantum spin liquid candidate may fall short New electron spin resonance spectroscopy experiments find a spin gap in this exotic material, casting doubt on its status Read article: Promising quantum spin liquid candidate may fall short
Magnetism and spin Research update New candidates for Kitaev spin liquids found Two-dimensional materials called rare-earth chalcohalides might be useful in applications such as fault-tolerant topological quantum computation Read article: New candidates for Kitaev spin liquids found
Advanced materials Research update Synthetic ivory can be 3D printed New material has been used to restore 17th century decorations Read article: Synthetic ivory can be 3D printed
Magnetism and spin Research update Skyrmion-like object appears in ultrathin magnetic film Discovery could be important for computer memory and storage applications Read article: Skyrmion-like object appears in ultrathin magnetic film
Quantum computing Research update Majorana-based quantum computation gets a handy new platform Thin films of iron-based superconductors offer a simpler setting for elusive quasiparticles Read article: Majorana-based quantum computation gets a handy new platform