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Researchers at OIST and Hiroshima University have shown that a small magnetic field switches the graphene-like quantum material CeTe₃ between competing electronic patterns — striped and checkerboard. Scanning tunneling microscopy revealed the transformation near absolute zero, driven by electronic frustration coupled to magnetism. The findings, published in Nature Communications, offer a new strategy for controlling collective electronic states in quantum materials with poten

Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute examined around 25 billion ultracold neutrons and found no evidence of oscillation into mirror neutrons. The high-precision experiment largely rules out the hypothesis that neutrons disappear into a mirror world, a theoretical candidate for dark matter. The results set a new standard for such searches. Published in Physical Review Letters.

Researchers observe how a photoinduced hidden state forms within 30 femtoseconds

Max Planck researchers have developed a bottom-up method to synthesize nanodiamonds with precisely tailored size and properties. Using molecularly defined nanographene precursors, the team converted flat carbon structures into highly crystalline diamond nanoparticles under high pressure and temperature. This produces purer, more uniform particles (3–4 nm) with incorporated color centers in a single step. The breakthrough advances quantum sensing, single-photon sources, and bi

Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have achieved precise electrical control of molecular spins on surfaces, marking a significant advance for quantum technologies. Using electron spin resonance combined with scanning tunneling microscopy on iron phthalocyanine molecules, the team demonstrated effective spin-electric coupling via applied voltage. This approach replaces conventional magnetic fields, enabling faster and more localized manipulation of quan

Researchers created an "electron lighthouse" using two lasers to steer electron beams in semiconductors without electricity. This quantum interference breakthrough could transform sensing, telecom & optoelectronics.

This follows the March 2025 announcement with President Trump and Secretary Lutnick in which TSMC agreed to expand its original $65 billion investment commitment by an additional $100 billion. The total planned investment in the United States is now a record $265 billion.

Researchers at NC State have extended twistronics beyond van der Waals materials into strongly bonded crystalline oxides. By stacking sodium niobate membranes with twist angles controlled down to 0.1 degrees, and confirming results via synchrotron X-ray diffraction, the team found interlayer bonds distort the atomic lattice, shifting phase structure and domain configuration. The technique works at near-millimeter scale, far larger than typical twistronic devices, marking a re

Wits and UEA researchers reveal a new free-space route to chiral light for sensing and photonics.

When fast-moving electrons pass over nanostructured materials, they can make those materials emit light — a phenomenon called cathodoluminescence, already widely used in electron microscopy. The catch has always been controlling where that light goes once it's generated. Researchers from the University of Southern Denmark, with collaborators at ICFO and AMOLF, have now proposed a theoretical fix: programmable metasurfaces built from individually tunable nanoscale elements, us

Researchers at Würzburg's ctd.qmat Cluster of Excellence have built electronic components that mimic how the human brain learns — using an interface between two oxide materials, lanthanum aluminate and strontium titanate, that's insulating on its own but conductive where the two meet. By precisely controlling how current reshapes this interface, the team created a single nanoscale device that can switch roles: transistor, memory element, or capacitor, depending on how it's wi