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Cracking the Code of Superconductivity and Magnetism
The Science Warm a material and the electrons move randomly. Cool this material and the electrons follow patterns. Those patterns matter...
May 26, 20182 min read


The apparent inner calm of quantum materials
Transitions between different phases of matter are part of our day-to-day lives: when water freezes, for example, it passes from liquid...
May 25, 20183 min read


Shedding light on a cyclic molecule with a twist
As suggested by their name, Möbius molecules have a twisted loop structure, a special characteristic with many potential applications. A...
May 17, 20183 min read


Fast-spinning spheres show nanoscale systems’ secrets
Spin a merry-go-round fast enough and the riders fly off in all directions. But the spinning particles in a Rice University lab do just...
Feb 7, 20183 min read


Scientists create magnetic system that transforms heat into motion
Scientists have discovered a pioneering new technique to transform ambient heat into motion in nanoscale devices - which could...
Nov 2, 20173 min read


Fast-moving magnetic particles could enable new form of data storage
New research has shown that an exotic kind of magnetic behavior discovered just a few years ago holds great promise as a way of storing...
Oct 3, 20174 min read
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