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A new route to spin-controlled photonics
Researchers demonstrate Rashba-like spin splitting in a perfectly symmetric plasmonic crystal, challenging conventional assumptions about the role of structural asymmetry
Turning disorder into a resource for wave control
Researchers show that carefully designed complex scattering media can perform non-Abelian braiding of acoustic modes
Controlling four-dimensional monopoles
The first experimental realisation of Floquet tensor monopoles provides a controllable platform for investigating non-equilibrium topology in four dimensions
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Using quantum entanglement to probe hidden properties of quarks
Researchers propose a new way to search for physics beyond the Standard Model by studying quantum-entangled quark pairs produced in electron-positron collisions
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Finding the signatures of chiral spin liquids
Researchers classify chiral spin liquids on the pyrochlore lattice and identify characteristic experimental signatures that could help uncover these elusive quantum states
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Graviton modes survive on the lattice
Researchers show that a hallmark excitation of Fractional Quantum Hall states persists in Fractional Chern Insulators
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Most comprehensive study yet of the Higgs boson at CMS
The largest combined study of Higgs boson production and decay to date using data from the CMS experiment finds no significant deviations from theory
Read article: Most comprehensive study yet of the Higgs boson at CMS
Producing hydrogen, electricity and freshwater with one reactor
A proposed tri-generation system uses a small modular reactor to deliver clean electricity, hydrogen fuel and desalinated water from the same energy source
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Voltage switches exciton transport in 2D hybrid material
Researchers demonstrate electrical control over exciton transport and valley polarisation in a perovskite-WS₂ heterostructure
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Real-time multi-gas sensing
Detecting several gases at once is crucial in areas such as environmental monitoring, industrial physics and fault diagnosis in electrical equipment. Methane is a key sign of natur...
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Forecasting future demand on the Texas grid
By modelling a range of demand-growth scenarios, researchers identified how future electricity needs could transform grid planning in Texas
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A new way to study giant gravitons
A defect framework unlocks difficult calculations in N = 4 super Yang-Mills
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How do you design an invisibility cloak?
A new metamaterial design rule shows how simple steady-field patterns can be turned into a method for controlling complex waves
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Using AI to plan for climate variability in renewable energy systems
A new AI approach shows how batteries and hydrogen can improve renewable energy reliability
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Real-number quantum theory can be more wrong than you thought
Imaginary numbers first appeared in the 16th century as a mathematical invention, introduced to solve equations that real numbers could not. As the name implies, many treated them...
Read article: Real-number quantum theory can be more wrong than you thought
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