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Nematic transition and nanoscale suppression of superconductivity in an iron chalcogenide
In unconventional superconductors, electrons often exhibit a tendency towards spatial ordering within their atomic structure.
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Fuel flow, heat fluctuations drive dangerous oscillations in rocket engines
Combustion engines can develop high frequency oscillations, leading to structural damage to the engines and unsafe operating conditions. A detailed understanding of the physical mechanism that causes these oscillations is ...
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Jun 15, 2021
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New combination of materials provides progress toward quantum computing
The future of quantum computing may depend on the further development and understanding of semiconductor materials known as transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs). These atomically thin materials develop unique and useful ...
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Jun 14, 2021
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Printing flexible wearable electronics for smart device applications
The demand for flexible wearable electronics has spiked with the dramatic growth of smart devices that can exchange data with other devices over the internet with embedded sensors, software, and other technologies. Researchers ...
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Jun 10, 2021
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Novel materials: Sound waves traveling backward
Acoustic waves in gases, liquids, and solids usually travel at an almost constant speed of sound. So-called rotons are an exception: their speed of sound changes significantly with the wavelength, and it is also possible ...
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Jun 10, 2021
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Transformation toughening of ceramics made crystal clear
Ceramic materials that are resistant to cracking are used in a variety of industries from aerospace engineering to dentistry. Toughening them to improve their efficiency and safety is therefore an important area of investigation. ...
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Jun 09, 2021
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Laser-focused on supercooled water
Drink in this factoid: water is the weirdest liquid of all.
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Jun 08, 2021
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A quantum step to a heat switch with no moving parts
Researchers have discovered a new electronic property at the frontier between the thermal and quantum sciences in a specially engineered metal alloy—and in the process identified a promising material for future devices ...
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Jun 07, 2021
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Magnetism drives metals to insulators in new experiment
Like all metals, silver, copper, and gold are conductors. Electrons flow across them, carrying heat and electricity. While gold is a good conductor under any conditions, some materials have the property of behaving like metal ...
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Jun 04, 2021
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New form of silicon could enable next-gen electronic and energy devices
A team led by Carnegie's Thomas Shiell and Timothy Strobel developed a new method for synthesizing a novel crystalline form of silicon with a hexagonal structure that could potentially be used to create next-generation electronic ...
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Jun 04, 2021
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Smashing gold with finesse: Shockless compression experiments establish new pressure scales
To test the Standard Model of particle physics, scientists often collide particles using gigantic underground rings. In a similar fashion, high-pressure physicists compress materials to ever greater pressures to further test ...
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Jun 04, 2021
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Water droplets become hydrobots by adding magnetic beads
Using a piece of magnet, researchers have designed a simple system that can control the movement of a small puddle of water, even when it's upside down. The new liquid manipulation strategy, described in the journal Cell ...
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Jun 03, 2021
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A better look at how particles move
If you take a bucket of water balloons and jostle one of them, the neighboring balloons will respond as well. This is a scaled-up example of how collections of cells and other deformable particle packings respond to forces. ...
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Jun 02, 2021
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Physicists uncover secrets of world's thinnest superconductor
Physicists from across three continents report the first experimental evidence to explain the unusual electronic behavior behind the world's thinnest superconductor, a material with myriad applications because it conducts ...
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May 27, 2021
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Study of promising photovoltaic material leads to discovery of a new state of matter
Researchers at McGill University have gained new insight into the workings of perovskites, a semiconductor material that shows great promise for making high-efficiency, low-cost solar cells and a range of other optical and ...
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May 26, 2021
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As water sources become scarce, understanding emerging subsurface contaminants is key
In the last year, one thing has become clear: we cannot live life without risk. In fact, every part of our daily routines became subject to analysis: How risky is the action and is its value worth the potential cost?
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May 25, 2021
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Study reveals new details on what happened in the first microsecond of Big Bang
Researchers from University of Copenhagen have investigated what happened to a specific kind of plasma—the first matter ever to be present—during the first microsecond of Big Bang. Their findings provide a piece of the ...
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May 21, 2021
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A new spintronic phenomenon: Chiral-spin rotation found in non-collinear antiferromagnet
Researchers at Tohoku University and the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) have discovered a new spintronic phenomenon—a persistent rotation of chiral-spin structure.
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May 21, 2021
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Self-propelled particles can condense by turning and moving toward crowded areas
We observe water vapor condensing into liquid droplets on a daily basis, be it as dew drops on leaves or as droplets on the lid of a cooking pot. Since the work of Dutch physicist J.D. van der Waals in the 19th century, condensation ...
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May 20, 2021
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Unexpected 'Black Swan' defect discovered in soft matter for first time
In new research, Texas A&M University scientists have for the first time revealed a single microscopic defect called a "twin" in a soft-block copolymer using an advanced electron microscopy technique. This defect may be exploited ...
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Lab-made hexagonal diamonds stiffer than natural diamonds
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A bio-inspired mechano-photonic artificial synapse
Controlled by light alone, new smart materials twist, bend and move
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Quantum-nonlocality at all speeds
Bruisable artificial skin could help prosthetics, robots sense injuries
