Scientists Bent Graphene Almost as Sharply as Atoms Allow and Something Strange Happened
In 2008, two physicists proposed that something strange should happen when graphene is bent almost as sharply as…
Electrical manipulation and detection of perpendicular altermagnetic order via a proximitized Dirac semimetal
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Quantum Fluctuations Break a Crystal’s Symmetry Rules
Illuminating the crystal with light with a built-in sense of rotation (white beam) reveals regions where the star-of-David…
From equilibrium to ultrafast antiferromagnetism
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Krypton-sputtered tantalum films for scalable high-performance quantum devices
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Bridging ambient- and high-pressure superconductivity in La2LnNi2O7 films
Sun, H. et al. Signatures of superconductivity near 80 K in a nickelate under high pressure. Nature 621, 493–498…
Scientists Steer Infrared Light Through an “Invisible” Waveguide
Artist’s illustration of plasmon canalization in MoOCl₂, showing light propagating along a narrow channel. The image depicts the…
Shape, strain and spin texture as a modern triad for magnetic materials
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Topology-guided vortices in a polariton condensate
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Scientists Expose Hidden Quantum Identity of a Superconductor
Artistic Illustration of a Superconductor’s Hidden Identity: Two Superconducting States Disguised as One. Credit: Hebrew University of Jerusalem…