Nearly all electronic and optoelectronic devices are made of semiconductors and rely on the exact control of electric charges. Electrons, however, possess a well defined “spin” angular mom...
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The behaviour of magnetic vortices controls many physical properties of high-temperature superconductors, including their ability to carry current without resistance – a classic hallmark of supe...
Under certain conditions, the Coulomb force can pull charges together
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Quantum effects could improve the accuracy of positioning systems
Director of the German synchrotron lab takes the helm at the new UK facility
An astronomer who studies solar neutrinos shares a flat with two angels in this radio play
A novel material could allow physicists to modify semiconductors on the atomic scale
A long-held belief about liquid behaviour breaks down at small scales
Nearby galaxy M33 bucks the trend in giant black holes
Read article: Tiny black hole lurks in neighbouring galaxy
Squeezed iron can conduct electrical current with no resistance
