X-ray laser experiment unlocks water’s hidden critical state at -81°F
Scientists may have solved the long-standing mystery of why ice floats and why liquid water expands as it…
US scientists discover material that switches quantum states on demand
Scientists in the US have uncovered a rare quantum material capable of switching between two distinct electronic states…
US scientists discover material that switches quantum states on demand
Scientists in the US have uncovered a rare quantum material capable of switching between two distinct electronic states…
Magnetic circular dichroism imaging of atomic-scale antiferromagnetic order at a buried interface
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Optically detected nuclear magnetic resonance of coherent spins in a molecular complex
Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) is a well-established and highly developed field that plays a vital role across a…
Static electricity is a big mystery — a jolt of fresh research could help to solve it
Static electricity is so commonplace that it can come across as simple. Rub a balloon against your head,…
Quantum control of Hubbard excitons
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Evidences of subnanometre orbital diffusion length in heavy metals using terahertz emission spectroscopy
Go, D. et al. Toward surface orbitronics: giant orbital magnetism from the orbital Rashba effect at the surface…
Fresh claim of making elusive ‘hexagonal’ diamond is the strongest yet
Conventional diamond, called cubic diamond, is known as the hardest substance in the world. But researchers think hexagonal…
Dynamical stability by spin transfer in nearly isotropic magnets
Kapitza, P. L. Dynamic stability of a pendulum when its point of suspension vibrates. Sov. Phys. JETP 21,…