/ en-us Â鶹ÒùÔº internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Â鶹ÒùÔºics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. In science and engineering, it's unusual for innovation to come in one fell swoop. It's more often a painstaking plod through which the extraordinary gradually becomes ordinary. /news/2025-10-3d-metamaterials-harness-complex-geometry.html General Â鶹ÒùÔºics Tue, 14 Oct 2025 16:23:29 EDT news679677803 Superconductors (materials that conduct electricity without resistance) have fascinated physicists for more than a century. While conventional superconductors are well understood, a new class of materials known as topological superconductors has attracted intense interest in recent years. /news/2025-10-superconductivity-distorts-crystal-lattice-topological.html Condensed Matter Superconductivity Thu, 09 Oct 2025 11:32:03 EDT news679228321 Quantum metals are metals where quantum effects—behaviors that normally only matter at atomic scales—become powerful enough to control the metal's macroscopic electrical properties. /news/2025-09-physicists-mystery-loop-current-kagome.html Condensed Matter Quantum Â鶹ÒùÔºics Tue, 30 Sep 2025 13:00:02 EDT news678455531 The artificial intelligence models that turn text into images are also useful for generating new materials. Over the last few years, generative materials models from companies like Google, Microsoft, and Meta have drawn on their training data to help researchers design tens of millions of new materials. /news/2025-09-tool-ai-materials-exotic-quantum.html Condensed Matter Quantum Â鶹ÒùÔºics Mon, 22 Sep 2025 12:35:05 EDT news677763302 Researchers at Rice University and collaborating institutions have discovered direct evidence of active flat electronic bands in a kagome superconductor. This breakthrough could pave the way for new methods to design quantum materials—including superconductors, topological insulators and spin-based electronics—that could power future electronics and computing technologies. /news/2025-08-scientists-quantum-behavior-unusual-superconducting.html Quantum Â鶹ÒùÔºics Sat, 16 Aug 2025 03:16:23 EDT news674532955 A joint research team from Japan has observed "heavy fermions," electrons with dramatically enhanced mass, exhibiting quantum entanglement governed by the Planckian time—the fundamental unit of time in quantum mechanics. This discovery opens up exciting possibilities for harnessing this phenomenon in solid-state materials to develop a new type of quantum computer. The findings are published in npj Quantum Materials. /news/2025-08-heavy-fermions-entangled-discovery-planckian.html Condensed Matter Quantum Â鶹ÒùÔºics Tue, 05 Aug 2025 10:25:03 EDT news673608301 Researchers are creating new moiré materials at the nanometer scale using advanced DNA nanotechnology. DNA moiré superlattices form when two periodic DNA lattices are overlaid with a slight rotational twist or positional offset. This creates a new, larger interference pattern with completely different physical properties. /news/2025-07-programmable-dna-moir-superlattices-material.html Nanophysics Nanomaterials Thu, 17 Jul 2025 11:52:25 EDT news671971940 Twisted materials—known as moiré structures—have revolutionized modern physics, emerging as today's "alchemy" by creating entirely new phases of matter through simple geometric manipulation. The term "moiré" may sound familiar—it describes the strange rippling patterns you sometimes see when photographing striped shirts or screens; in physics, the same underlying principle applies at the atomic scale. Imagine taking two atomically thin sheets of either the same or different materials, stacking them up together, and rotating one layer slightly relative to the other. /news/2025-07-axis-platform-path-quantum-simulation.html Nanophysics Nanomaterials Wed, 09 Jul 2025 12:49:15 EDT news671284150 Electricity can be easily converted into heat—every electric cooker does it. But is the opposite also possible? Can heat be converted into electricity—directly, without a steam turbine or similar detours? /news/2025-06-thermoelectrics-scientists-harness-traffic-electrons.html Condensed Matter Wed, 18 Jun 2025 15:46:03 EDT news669480361 An international team led by Innsbruck quantum physicist Peter Zoller, together with the US company QuEra Computing, has directly observed a gauge field theory similar to models from particle physics in a two-dimensional analog quantum simulator for the first time. The study, published in Nature, opens up new possibilities for research into fundamental physical phenomena. /news/2025-06-2d-quantum-simulator.html Quantum Â鶹ÒùÔºics Wed, 04 Jun 2025 13:14:49 EDT news668261686 A joint research team has successfully developed a two-dimensional (2D) quantum material platform through the superposition of moiré lattices. /news/2025-06-overlapping-moir-lattices-2d-materials.html Nanophysics Nanomaterials Tue, 03 Jun 2025 11:39:05 EDT news668169541 Chirality—the property of an object that is distinct from its mirror image—has long captivated scientists across biology, chemistry, and physics. The phenomenon is sometimes called "handedness," because it refers to an object possessing a distinct left- or right-handed form. It is a universal quality that is found across various scales of nature, from molecules and amino acids to the famed double-helix of DNA and the spiraling patterns of snail shells. /news/2025-05-physicists-unusual-chiral-quantum-state.html Condensed Matter Quantum Â鶹ÒùÔºics Wed, 07 May 2025 16:46:04 EDT news665855161 Recently, a group of researchers discovered a novel way to achieve spin-valve effects using kagome quantum magnets. /news/2025-04-kagome-quantum-magnets-valve-effects.html Condensed Matter Quantum Â鶹ÒùÔºics Wed, 30 Apr 2025 10:46:02 EDT news665228761 A new study published in Nature Communications April 7 could reshape the future of magnetic and electronic technology. Scientists at Rice University have discovered how a disappearing electronic pattern in a quantum material can be revived under specific thermal conditions. The finding opens new doors for customizable quantum materials and in-situ engineering, where devices are manufactured or manipulated directly at their point of use. /news/2025-04-scientists-method-electronic-patterns-quantum.html Condensed Matter Quantum Â鶹ÒùÔºics Wed, 09 Apr 2025 15:06:40 EDT news663429995 Superconductivity, which entails an electrical resistance of zero at very low temperatures, is a highly desirable and thus widely studied quantum phenomenon. Typically, this state is known to arise following the formation of bound electron pairs known as Cooper pairs, yet identifying the factors contributing to its emergence in quantum materials has so far proved more challenging. /news/2025-03-physicists-uncover-superconducting-regimes-kagome.html Condensed Matter Superconductivity Thu, 13 Mar 2025 06:30:01 EDT news660905885 When it comes to layered quantum materials, current understanding only scratches the surface; so demonstrates a new study from the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI. Using advanced X-ray spectroscopy at the Swiss Light Source SLS, researchers uncovered magnetic phenomena driven by unexpected interactions between the layers of a kagome ferromagnet made from iron and tin. This discovery challenges assumptions about layered alloys of common metals, providing a starting point for developing new magnetoelectric devices and rare-earth-free motors. /news/2025-02-unexpected-layer-interactions-kagome-ferromagnets.html Condensed Matter Quantum Â鶹ÒùÔºics Tue, 18 Feb 2025 13:16:04 EST news659106961 Most metals expand when their temperature rises. The Eiffel Tower, for example, is about 10 to 15 centimeters taller in summer than in winter due to its thermal expansion. However, this effect is extremely undesirable for many technical applications. /news/2025-02-metal-alloy-thermal-expansion-extremely.html Condensed Matter Mon, 03 Feb 2025 15:47:41 EST news657820057 MIT physicists and colleagues have for the first time measured the geometry, or shape, of electrons in solids at the quantum level. Scientists have long known how to measure the energies and velocities of electrons in crystalline materials, but until now, those systems' quantum geometry could only be inferred theoretically, or sometimes not at all. /news/2024-12-physicists-quantum-geometry.html Condensed Matter Quantum Â鶹ÒùÔºics Sun, 22 Dec 2024 09:30:01 EST news653660469 Using muon spin rotation at the Swiss Muon Source SmS, researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) have discovered that a quantum phenomenon known as time-reversal symmetry breaking occurs at the surface of the Kagome superconductor RbV3Sb5 at temperatures as high as 175 K. This sets a new record for the temperature at which time-reversal symmetry breaking is observed among Kagome systems. /news/2024-11-kagome-superconductor-temperatures.html Condensed Matter Superconductivity Wed, 06 Nov 2024 04:35:37 EST news650090130 A discovery by Rice University physicists and collaborators is unlocking a new understanding of magnetism and electronic interactions in cutting-edge materials, potentially revolutionizing technology fields such as quantum computing and high-temperature superconductors. /news/2024-10-discovery-theories-magnetism-kagome-metals.html Condensed Matter Quantum Â鶹ÒùÔºics Wed, 30 Oct 2024 17:08:06 EDT news649526881 A joint research group from China recently achieved the first observation of intrinsic magnetic structures in a kagome lattice by using the highly sensitive magnetic force microscopy (MFM) system of the Steady High Magnetic Field Facility (SHMFF) as well as electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy and micromagnetic simulations. /news/2024-09-intrinsic-magnetic-kagome-lattice.html Condensed Matter Wed, 25 Sep 2024 11:01:04 EDT news646480861 A research team has introduced a novel method for selectively tuning electronic bands in graphene. Their findings, published in Â鶹ÒùÔºical Review Letters, showcase the potential of artificial superlattice fields for manipulating different types of band dispersions in graphene. /news/2024-08-kagome-superlattice-method-tune-graphene.html Condensed Matter Tue, 27 Aug 2024 11:17:03 EDT news643976221 A superconductivity theory proposed by a Würzburg physics team has been validated in an international experiment that showed Cooper pairs display wave-like distribution in Kagome metals. The finding will enable new technological applications such as superconducting diodes. /news/2024-08-validation-superconductor-theory-cooper-pairs.html Condensed Matter Superconductivity Fri, 23 Aug 2024 08:56:08 EDT news643622160 The first materials scientists might have been early humans who—through trial-and-error experiments—discovered the first "cutting-edge" technologies. They found that the best arrowheads and other tools could be made from certain types of natural, structural materials, which at the time included stones and animal bones. /news/2024-08-neutrons-reveal-local-symmetry-weyl.html Condensed Matter Quantum Â鶹ÒùÔºics Mon, 12 Aug 2024 14:20:54 EDT news642691230 In traditional Japanese basket-weaving, the ancient "Kagome" design seen in many handcrafted creations is characterized by a symmetrical pattern of interlaced triangles with shared corners. In quantum physics, the Kagome name has been borrowed by scientists to describe a class of materials with an atomic structure closely resembling this distinctive lattice pattern. /news/2024-07-unique-phenomenon-kagome-metal.html Nanophysics Nanomaterials Tue, 30 Jul 2024 14:09:30 EDT news641567365 Charge density waves are quantum phenomena occurring in some materials, which involve a static modulation of conduction electrons and the periodic distortion of the lattice. These waves have been observed in numerous condensed matter materials, including high-temperature superconductors and quantum Hall systems. /news/2024-07-visualizing-boundary-modes-density-topological.html Condensed Matter Quantum Â鶹ÒùÔºics Wed, 10 Jul 2024 07:30:02 EDT news639672807 Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy Ames National Laboratory have discovered an unexpected chiral excitation in the kagome layered topological magnet TbMn6Sn6. This chiral excitation can be viewed as a localized magnetic swirl or vortex. The team also confirmed the existence of localized flat band magnons, a novel excitation associated with frustrated kagome lattice geometry. /news/2024-06-unexpected-kagome-layered-material.html Condensed Matter Mon, 24 Jun 2024 07:53:03 EDT news638434381 In solid materials, magnetism generally originates from the alignment of electron spins. For instance, in the ferromagnet iron, the overall net magnetization is prompted by the alignment of spins in the same direction. /news/2024-05-berry-curvature-orbital-zeeman-effect.html Condensed Matter Fri, 17 May 2024 09:43:53 EDT news635157822 Topological quantum materials are hailed as a cornerstone of future technological advancements. Yet, validating their exceptional qualities has always been a lengthy process. /news/2024-05-method-milestone-quantum-physics-rapid.html Condensed Matter Quantum Â鶹ÒùÔºics Thu, 16 May 2024 10:16:13 EDT news635073368 A new study, published in a recent issue of Nature Â鶹ÒùÔºics, sheds light on the long-anticipated emergence of quasiparticles, akin to the famous Dirac particles obeying the relativistic Dirac equation. These quasiparticles, known as Dirac spinons, were theorized to exist within a novel quantum state called a quantum spin liquid state. /news/2024-05-spectral-evidence-dirac-spinons-kagome.html Condensed Matter Quantum Â鶹ÒùÔºics Mon, 13 May 2024 09:29:03 EDT news634811341