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Do exceptional-point sensors really measure better?
New research shows that sensors based on exceptional points can beat ordinary sensors in ideal quantum-limited measurements, but only if the light input, loss rate, and the pertur...
Memory effects in nanoparticle suspensions
Researchers uncover how memory effects arise in electrically aligned nanoparticles in suspension and use this understanding to accelerate relaxation
When topology meets entanglement
New research explores how a material’s unusual topological behaviour is connected to the way quantum states are shared between different parts of its lattice
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Magnetic molecules explain a puzzling material
Researchers have uncovered how a two-dimensional magnet reorganises itself into hexagonal magnetic clusters, producing an unusual quantum-disordered state
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Mapping electric fields in working graphene devices
High-resolution imaging shows how oxide layers modify graphene's electrical behaviour
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Understanding core-shell nanoparticle growth
A study of platinum-coated nanoparticles shows how energy balance controls crystal growth
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A new way to trap and twist light inside quasicrystals
By reshaping quasicrystals with carefully designed defects, researchers can create and control stable twisting beams of light in new ways.
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The physics of protein condensates
Simulations reveal how disordered proteins cluster and form biomolecular condensates
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Nonlinear photoexcitation in Mott Insulators
Laser-driven feedback effects reveal new ways to engineer conductivity in strongly interacting systems
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Making sense of quantum wavefunction collapse
By modelling measurement as a continuous stochastic process, this work offers a compelling alternative to discontinuous collapse processes
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Experimental realisation of percolation with coupled lasers
Researchers use 100 coupled lasers to physically realise percolation and uncover how nonlinearities alter collective lasing behaviour
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Advanced simulations of exotic quantum matter
A new method allows physicists to study fractional quantum Hall systems and anyon behaviour at unprecedented scale and accuracy
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Controlling glycine polymorphs through nanoconfinement
A novel electric-field-assisted spraying method demonstrates how nanoconfinement dictates whether glycine crystallizes into its stable α-phase or its highly functional, piezoelect...
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Can surplus renewable power make green hydrogen cheaper?
Using excess electricity from grid bottlenecks offers a promising cost reduction pathway, though uncertainty and pricing risks remain
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How can you fast-forward a quantum simulation?
Limits on the speed of quantum algorithms are not quite as rigid as previously thought, according to new research
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