Large, defect-free quasicrystals could be made by ‘self-healing’
New growth phenomenon could lead to new commercial applications
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Carbon fibres have directional electrical properties
Discovery could lead to better protection against lightning strikes
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Ferroelectricity goes asymmetric
Researchers discover a new electronic effect
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Chain mail fabric stiffens under pressure
New material could be used in wearable exoskeletons
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Self-powered wearable yarns can sense temperature and mechanical strain
Low-cost material could be used for health monitoring
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New theory explains why metallic oxides are transparent
Electron-lattice interactions allow light to pass through these industrially important thin films, researchers say
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X-ray technique sheds fresh light on correlated metals
Combined experimental and theoretical approach reveals electronic correlations in quantum materials
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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
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Electrons in graphene drag light in their wake
A 21st-century version of Fizeau drag shines a spotlight on electron interactions
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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
