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Spintronic devices: Switching of magnetic memory bits with magnons
Magnetization switching remains one of the central applications of spintronic devices.
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Condensed Matter
Aug 21, 2025
Hidden symmetries unlock new ways to control light in quantum materials
A team of researchers has discovered how a little-known type of symmetry in quantum materials, called nonsymmorphic symmetry, governs the way these materials interact with intense laser light.
Bio & Medicine
Aug 6, 2025
DNA nanostructures can mimic molecular organization of living systems without chemical cross-linking
Newly developed DNA nanostructures can form flexible, fluid, and stimuli-responsive condensates without relying on chemical cross-linking, report researchers from the Institute of Science Tokyo and Chuo University, in the ...
Superconductivity
Aug 1, 2025
Superconductivity's halo: Theoretical physicist helps map rare high-field phase
A puzzling form of superconductivity that arises only under strong magnetic fields has been mapped and explained by a research team including Andriy Nevidomskyy, professor of physics and astronomy at Rice University. Their ...
Condensed Matter
Jul 31, 2025
New quantum state of matter found at interface of exotic materials
Scientists have discovered a new way that matter can exist—one that is different from the usual states of solid, liquid, gas or plasma—at the interface of two exotic materials made into a sandwich.
Condensed Matter
Jul 28, 2025
Laser pulses and nanoscale changes yield stable skyrmion bags for advanced spintronics
A team of researchers at the Max Born Institute and collaborating institutions has developed a reliable method to create complex magnetic textures, known as skyrmion bags, in thin ferromagnetic films. Skyrmion bags are donut-like, ...
Condensed Matter
Jul 22, 2025
From cosmic strings to computer chips: Cooling rate triggers phase transitions in silicon surfaces
Solar cells and computer chips need silicon layers that are as perfect as possible. Every imperfection in the crystalline structure increases the risk of reduced efficiency or defective switching processes.
Polymers
Jul 21, 2025
Solvent selection tool boosts thermoelectric devices
Organic thermoelectric devices (OTEs) convert waste heat into useful electric power, but they are not yet efficient enough for practical use. KAUST researchers have now developed a tool that predicts the best solvent to use ...
Condensed Matter
Jul 17, 2025
Iron oxide behavior under pressure may reduce reliance on rare-earth metals in consumer, energy and medical tech
Researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington have discovered a surprising new type of magnetic property that could lead to stronger magnets made from tiny particles of common iron oxide. This finding could enhance ...
Astronomy
Jun 19, 2025
Escaping cosmic strings: How dark photons could finally work as dark matter
Researchers, in a recent Â鶹ÒùÔºical Review Letters paper, introduce a new mechanism that may finally allow ultralight dark photons to be considered serious candidates for dark matter, with promising implications for detection ...
