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Condensed-matter physics
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Imaging a new class of magnetism
RESEARCH BRIEFINGS 11 December 2024 Using X-ray microscopy, the properties of a new class of magnetism — altermagnetism…
Four game-changing researchers in materials science
Global issues, such as climate change and improving sustainability in manufacturing, and technological opportunities, including artificial intelligence and…
Magnetic whirlpools creep and flow in response to emergent electrodynamics
Nature, Published online: 18 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02944-y Swirling magnetic structures move through a material in ways that depend…
Superconductor surprises with strongly interacting electrons
Nature, Published online: 28 August 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02559-3 A chromium-based superconductor is the newest member of a group of…
Superconductivity paper spurs dispute as field reels from earlier scandal
In some superconductivity experiments, a material is squeezed between two conical diamonds (one part of the apparatus shown…
Graphene combines computer logic and memory in a single device
Nature, Published online: 19 June 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01642-z A sheet of graphene sandwiched between electrolytes can host independently tunable…
Atomic-scale insights into the mystery of how ice surfaces melt
RESEARCH BRIEFINGS 05 June 2024 It has long been known that ice starts melting at temperatures far below…
Vibration isolation could boost performance of near-infrared organic LEDs
Nature, Published online: 08 May 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-01170-w The development of high-performance organic LEDs and other devices that emit…
observing the elusive Wigner crystal
RESEARCH BRIEFINGS 03 May 2024 In ordinary materials, electrons move too quickly for their negative electric charges to…
How a young physicist’s job move helped Argentina join the ATLAS collaboration
Julie Gould 00:09 Hello, and welcome to Working Scientist, a Nature Careers podcast. I’m Julie Gould. This is…