Planetary science Research update Could lightning occur on Mars? MAVEN probe captures signature of a "whistler" Read article: Could lightning occur on Mars?
Nanomaterials Research update Extracting entropy information from quantum dots New work could help optimize quantum memories and information processing Read article: Extracting entropy information from quantum dots
Materials for energy Research update Rechargeable liquid solar battery stores sunlight in molecules A new bio-inspired material has a record-breaking energy density and outperforms lithium-ion batteries Read article: Rechargeable liquid solar battery stores sunlight in molecules
Magnetism and spin Research update Geometry induces chirality in nickel – and magnons flow Twisted nickel nanotubes use shape as the source of asymmetry Read article: Geometry induces chirality in nickel – and magnons flow
Transport properties Research update Fluid flow: how heat can move from cooler to warmer regions New work could help design electronic devices in which heat can be guided in certain directions, minimizing heat loss Read article: Fluid flow: how heat can move from cooler to warmer regions
Surfaces and interfaces Research update Surface contamination holds the key to a static electricity mystery Carbon-rich “schmutz” determines how charge moves between objects made from identical insulating oxides Read article: Surface contamination holds the key to a static electricity mystery
Superconductivity Research update Superfluid plasmon appears in a two-dimensional superconductor New finding could advance our understanding of high-temperature superconductors Read article: Superfluid plasmon appears in a two-dimensional superconductor
States of matter Research update At low exciton density, a superfluid suddenly stops flowing Physicists say they may have observed a supersolid phase in a superfluid Read article: At low exciton density, a superfluid suddenly stops flowing
Quantum computing Research update Single metasurface could generate record numbers of trapped neutral atoms Technique boosts prospects for building quantum computers with more than 100,000 qubits Read article: Single metasurface could generate record numbers of trapped neutral atoms
Magnetism and spin Research update Physicists demonstrate long-predicted exotic magnetic phases in 2D material Observations of how magnetism behaves in atomically thin materials could pave the way for new generations of ultracompact magnetic technologies Read article: Physicists demonstrate long-predicted exotic magnetic phases in 2D material