Elusive state of superconducting matter discovered after 50 years
A schematic image representing a periodic variation in the density of Cooper pairs (pairs of blue arrows pointing in opposite directions)...
Searching for Far Out and Wandering Worlds
As an exoplanet passes in front of a more distant star, its gravity causes the trajectory of the starlight to bend,...
NASA Invests in Two-Dimensional Spacecraft, Reprogrammable Microorganisms
Three-way battles in the quantum world
An artificial quantum world of atoms and light: Atoms (red) spontaneously arrange themselves in a checkerboard pattern as a result of the...
Topology explains queer electrical current boost in non-magnetic metal: Scientists reduce resistance in PdCoO2 with magnetic fields
Applying a magnetic field to PdCoO2, a non-magnetic metal, made it conduct 70% more electricity, even though basic physics principles would...
Catalyst could make production of key chemical more eco-friendly
This is nitrogen-rich graphene festooned with finely tuned copper nanoparticles selectively converts carbon dioxide to ethylene, a key...
Quantum effects affect the best superconductor: Quantum effects explain why hydrogen sulphide is a superconductor at record-breaking temperatures
This is a structure with symmetric hydrogen bonds induced by the quantum behavior of the protons, represented by the fluctuating blue...
Exotic quantum effects can govern the chemistry around us
Protons can tunnel in solutions and at temperatures above the boiling point of water, found scientists from the Institute of Physical...
