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    Tiny tug unleashes cryogenic currents

    Researchers have found that a small stretch is enough to unleash the exotic electrical properties of a newly discovered topological insulator, unshackling a behavior previously locked away at cryogenic temperatures. The compound, called samarium hexaboride, has been studied for decades. But recently it has… Read More
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    Trapped ions and superconductors face off in quantum benchmark

    The race to build larger and larger quantum computers is heating up, with several technologies competing for a role in future devices. Each potential platform has strengths and weaknesses, but little has been done to directly compare the performance of early prototypes. Now, researchers… Read More
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    The latest on HAWC and the search for high-energy gamma rays

    In our own galaxy and beyond, violent collisions fling a never-ending stream of stuff at the earth, and astrophysicists are eager to learn more about the processes that produce this cosmic barrage. Researchers from around the world have teamed up to build the High-Altitude… Read More
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    Ions sync up into world's first time crystal

    Consider, for a moment, the humble puddle of water. If you dive down to nearly the scale of molecules, it will be hard to tell one spot in the puddle from any other. You can shift your gaze to the left or right, or… Read More
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    High-flying Experiments Tackle the Mysteries of Cosmic Rays

    Cosmic rays are not rays at all, but highly energetic particles that zoom through space at nearly the speed of light.  The particles range in size, from subatomic protons to the atomic nuclei of elements such as carbon and boron. Scientists suspect that the… Read More
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    Destabilized solitons perform a disappearing act

    When your heart beats, blood courses through your veins in waves of pressure. These pressure waves manifest as your pulse, a regular rhythm unperturbed by the complex internal structure of the body. Scientists call such robust waves solitons, and in many ways they behave… Read More
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    Crossing the quantum-chaotic divide

    Chaos is all around us, a fact that weather forecasters know all too well. Their job is notoriously difficult because small changes in air pressure or temperature, which ultimately drive winds and weather systems, can have huge consequences on a global scale. This sensitivity… Read More
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    Stacked nanocrystals offer a new twist on handedness

    Chirality is another name for the asymmetry that we see between our left and right hands. This handedness crops up nearly everywhere in nature, from galaxy spirals down to the quantum mechanical properties of fundamental particles. Life itself boasts some of the most well-studied… Read More
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    As dark matter eludes scientists, they plan a more extensive search

    For decades, scientists have suspected that the universe contains more matter than we can see.  They point to clues in the cosmos, such as irregularities in the radiation left over from the early universe and the way light bends around galaxies. By studying the… Read More
  • 1 Tiny tug unleashes cryogenic currents
  • 2 Trapped ions and superconductors face off in quantum benchmark
  • 3 The latest on HAWC and the search for high-energy gamma rays
  • 4 Ions sync up into world's first time crystal
  • 5 High-flying Experiments Tackle the Mysteries of Cosmic Rays
  • 6 Destabilized solitons perform a disappearing act
  • 7 Crossing the quantum-chaotic divide
  • 8 Stacked nanocrystals offer a new twist on handedness
  • 9 As dark matter eludes scientists, they plan a more extensive search
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