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Purity versus scrambling: universal laws in quantum systems
Monitored quantum systems purify according to common laws determined by the symmetry of their dynamics
New fractional quantum Hall states
Researchers have observed unusual fractional quantum Hall states in very thin gallium arsenide quantum wells
Trapping quasiparticles creates quantum behaviour
New research shows that trapping spinons can create, rather than destroy, protected quantum behaviour at a material’s edges
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Self-powered electric fields control droplets without complicated electronics
Long-lived electric fields charge and manipulate liquid droplets, while patterned surface charges encode their arrangements and guiding paths
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The paradox of steady-state light diffusion
Researchers have resolved a 30-year debate by showing when the diffusion equation provides a consistent description of light transport, and when it fundamentally falls short
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Using AI agents to run quantum simulations
Researchers have developed a multi-agent AI system that converts plain-language research questions into executed, checked and reproducible quantum simulations using several special...
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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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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
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Turning disorder into a resource for wave control
Researchers show that carefully designed complex scattering media can perform non-Abelian braiding of acoustic modes
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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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Exploring efficiency and durability in fuel cell catalysts
Researchers have shown how platinum-copper and platinum-iron catalysts supported on MXene can improve fuel-cell performance and durability
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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
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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
Read article: Producing hydrogen, electricity and freshwater with one reactor
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