Read article: Supermassive black hole displays ‘unprecedented’ X-ray outbursts
Rapid X-ray oscillations detected near the innermost orbit of a supermassive black hole could indicate the presence of a nearby orbiter such as a white dwarf
Read article: Two-faced graphene nanoribbons could make the first purely carbon-based ferromagnets
New asymmetric structures have ferromagnetic states on a single zigzag edge
Read article: Asteroid Bennu contains the stuff of life, sample analysis reveals
Rock and dust samples brought back to Earth from the asteroid Bennu contain organic matter and a variety of minerals crucial to the emergence of life
Read article: Tissue-like hydrogel semiconductors show promise for next-generation bioelectronics
A new hydrogel material combines the characteristics of biological tissues with the electronic functionalities of semiconductors
Read article: Elastic response explains why cordierite has ultra-low thermal expansion
Interplay between lattice vibrations and elasticity explains anisotropic behaviour
Read article: Thermometer uses Rydberg atoms to make calibration-free measurements
New technique uses black-body radiation to make direct measurements with low uncertainty
Read article: Filter inspired by deep-sea sponge cleans up oil spills
Bio-inspired vortex-anchored filter captures more than 97% of floating, underwater and emulsified oils, even under strong turbulent flow
Read article: Anomalous Hall crystal is made from twisted graphene
Topological electronic crystal emerges from moiré pattern
Read article: Imaging reveals how microplastics may harm the brain
Studies in mice show that microplastics entering the bloodstream are engulfed by immune cells, forming clusters that can block cerebral blood vessels
Read article: Theorists propose a completely new class of quantum particles
Paraparticles are fundamentally different from bosons and fermions and could be created using ultracold atoms
