Rare-earth compound shows strange liquid crystal-like magnetism
A strange magnetic state inside a compound called YbMnBi₂ could help explain one of its most unusual electrical…
Scientists Directly Observe the Hidden Geometry of Electrons
A well-known topological material has revealed an unexpected, controllable feature of its electronic structure. Credit: Shutterstock Scientists have…
Scientists add third dimension to light and unlock hidden electron states
Some quantum states of electrons have remained out of reach not because they do not exist, but because…
Common Metal Could Unlock a Cheaper Path to Quantum Materials
Cobalt is a widely used transition metal valued for its magnetic properties, durability, and role in technologies ranging…
Scientists Find Structural Guide to Unusual Magnetism in Quantum Materials
Insider Brief Researchers in Japan found that a crystal’s structural dimensions classified magnetic states more consistently than electron…
D-Wave Launches Gate-Model Quantum Simulator Beta
Insider Brief D-Wave launched a beta program for its gate-model quantum computing simulator, giving selected customers early access…
Helmut Katzgraber (55North): Why materials simulation beats optimization for near-term quantum
Yuval Boger interviews Helmut Katzgraber, general partner at 55North and former quantum leader at AWS. They discuss Helmut’s…
This new qubit could be 100 times less error-prone in superfluid quantum computer breakthrough
Researchers at the University of Surrey have proposed a new kind of qubit that could help address one…
Protons ride moving waves to reach record energy with long-pulse lasers
image: Schematic setup of the experiment. (a) Multilayer (4-, 8-, and 16-layer) LSG is irradiated with (b) the…
Polarization vortices in a ferromagnetic metal via twistronics
Cao, Y. et al. Unconventional superconductivity in magic-angle graphene superlattices. Nature 556, 43–50 (2018). Article CAS PubMed Google…
Single-stripe magnetic order and bilayer spin dynamics in single-crystalline La3Ni2O7
Lee, P. A., Nagaosa, N. & Wen, X.-G. Doping a Mott insulator: physics of high-temperature superconductivity. Rev. Mod.…
No Longer Just North And South: A New Material Joins The Third Type of Magnetism : ScienceAlert
Unlike what a certain donut company suggests, the world actually runs on magnetism. It’s essential for generating power,…