Scientists Discover What Makes Hydrogen Go Quantum
A hidden structural switch inside vanadium determines whether hydrogen behaves like a particle or a quantum wave. The…
Fermiology-driven goniopolar transverse thermoelectricity in kagome metals
Yin, J.-X., Lian, B. & Hasan, M. Z. Topological kagome magnets and superconductors. Nature 612, 647–657 (2022). Article …
Chemists use programmable DNA to build precise protein crystals
For decades, scientists have largely relied on painstaking trial and error to coax proteins into crystalline forms. Crystallization…
AI-powered closed-loop wearable bioelectronics for personalized and autonomous healthcare
Chen, C., Ding, S. & Wang, J. Digital health for aging populations. Nat. Med. 29, 1623–1630 (2023). Article …
Multimodal scanning-probe quantum sensing of quantum materials
Degen, C. L., Reinhard, F. & Cappellaro, P. Quantum sensing. Rev. Mod. Phys. 89, 035002 (2017). Article Google…
Excitons in van der Waals magnetic materials
Xu, X., Yao, W., Xiao, D. & Heinz, T. F. Spin and pseudospins in layered transition metal dichalcogenides.…
Quantum tunnelling and leakage current across two-dimensional materials
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Electron–phonon coupling and symmetry breaking in superconducting oxide interfaces near ferroelectric quantum criticality
Gastiasoro, M. N., Ruhman, J. & Fernandes, R. M. Superconductivity in dilute SrTiO3: a review. Ann. Phys. 417,…
mRNA Vaccine Shrinks Deadly Childhood Cancer Tumors by 70%
A new preclinical study suggests an experimental mRNA vaccine could help the immune system fight neuroblastoma, one of…
Ultrafast, reconfigurable all-optical beam steering and spatial light modulation
Brongersma, M. L. et al. The second optical metasurface revolution: moving from science to technology. Nat. Rev. Electr.…
Europe’s first superconducting X-ray spectrometer uses 248 sensors
Researchers in Germany have brought Europe’s first and only superconducting TES-array X-ray spectrometer online at the BESSY II…
String-sliding vibrational modes govern the boson peak and phonon anomalies in amorphous materials
Zeller, R. C. & Pohl, R. O. Thermal conductivity and specific heat of noncrystalline solids. Phys. Rev. B…