Scientists Uncover Two Hidden Forms of Disorder in Next-Generation Semiconductors
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Atomic-scale visualization of three-dimensional magnetization vectors with competing spin Hamiltonian interactions
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Magnetic control of an exciton–polariton condensate in a van der Waals magnet
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A Strange New Material Breaks the Usual Rules of Heat and Stiffness
Illustration of a layered hybrid perovskite film engineered to combine extreme stiffness with exceptionally low heat transfer. Credit:…
Interfacial heavy fermion formation in a two-dimensional Kondo lattice YbCu2 on Cu(111) substrate
We begin by confirming the interfacial moiré atomic structure of YbCu2/Cu(111) through LEED and STM measurements. In the…
Metasurfaces for the nanoscale engineering of light–matter coupling
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Polarization vortices in a ferromagnetic metal via twistronics
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Single-stripe magnetic order and bilayer spin dynamics in single-crystalline La3Ni2O7
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Stopped-light-enhanced gravitational force sensing | Nature Nanotechnology
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There’s a new form of boron — and it’s really weird
Boron carbide, also known as black diamond, is one of the hardest synthetic substances known. Credit: Science Museum…
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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