Randomized measurements reveal topological quantum states
Researchers develop "recipe" for identifying topological invariants in the laboratory
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Anyons bunch together in a 2D conductor
Observations will be important for fundamental physics studies and may also aid the development of more robust quantum computers
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Graphene quantum dots could treat autoimmune disorders
Study in mice reveals that graphene quantum dots could provide a therapy for the inflammatory bowel disease ulcerative colitis
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New material could be used to make a liquid metal robot
Crushed material returns to its original shape on heating
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Defect spins slow diamond motion
New technique is comparable to laser cooling of trapped atoms and could have as many applications
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Kondo cloud seen at last
New observations could boost understanding of multiple-impurity systems such as Kondo lattices, spin glasses and high transition-temperature superconductors
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Thread-like defects in 3D active crystals get a closer look
Researchers use light-sheet microscopy to study the behaviour of liquid crystals made up of rod-shaped virus particles
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Metallic glasses bear up better under strain
New rejuvenation technique makes these metastable materials less likely to fracture
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Dual condensate of fermions and excitons should exist, say theoretical chemists
Single quantum state would conduct electricity and energy perfectly
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Deep traps add memory to mechanoluminescent materials
Materials that "remember" when and where they experienced mechanical stresses divulge their history under a laser spotlight
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