Backward-travelling sound wave appears in a metamaterial
Simulations suggest that so-called rotons might be engineered under ambient conditions
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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
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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
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Synthetic ivory can be 3D printed
New material has been used to restore 17th century decorations
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Skyrmion-like object appears in ultrathin magnetic film
Discovery could be important for computer memory and storage applications
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Majorana-based quantum computation gets a handy new platform
Thin films of iron-based superconductors offer a simpler setting for elusive quasiparticles
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Light could levitate micron-thin aircraft in Earth’s mesosphere
Gossamer film of tangled carbon nanotubes gives objects a lift
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Plasmonic metasurface gives high-speed optical WiFi a boost
Nanostructured material could find use in detectors for ultrafast optoelectronic applications
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Laser light induces giant current in topological material
Switching based on manipulating the crystal lattice of zirconium pentatelluride might find use in quantum computing applications and high-speed, low-power electronics
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Quantum effect creates ‘multi-lane highway’ for electrons
Layered topological insulator has tuneable Chern number
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