Physicists Tackle a Classic Quantum Problem With a Powerful New Computational Method
An AI-generated illustration depicting the Kondo effect. Conducting electrons in a metal are shown interacting with the spin…
Microwave-to-optical transduction using magnon–exciton coupling
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High-resolution intrinsically stretchable quantum-dot displays through thermally assisted intaglio transfer printing
Shi, X. et al. Large-area display textiles integrated with functional systems. Nature 591, 240–245 (2021). Article CAS PubMed …
Single-gate, multipartite entanglement on a room-temperature quantum register
Experimental system The sample used in this work is a type-IIa electronic-grade synthetic diamond (Element Six) with a…
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…
Scientists discover why rain drops can damage metal protective coatings
Water droplets can become electrically charged as they slide across surfaces, sometimes reaching electrical potentials of thousands of…
Electrical manipulation and detection of perpendicular altermagnetic order via a proximitized Dirac semimetal
Miron, I. M. et al. Perpendicular switching of a single ferromagnetic layer induced by in-plane current injection. Nature…
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
Kittel, C. Introduction to Solid State Physics 8th edn (John Wiley, 2004). Curie, P. Sur la symétrie dans…
Krypton-sputtered tantalum films for scalable high-performance quantum devices
Awschalom, D. D., Bernien, H., Hanson, R., Oliver, W. D. & Vučković, J. Challenges and opportunities for quantum…
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 Reprogram How Light Travels in Just 74 Femtoseconds
Researchers have shown that nanoscale silicon structures can amplify an otherwise weak optical effect enough to control light…