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Phys.org / From chaos to 'intelligent' soft matter—how tiny chemical differences guide droplets into ordered structures
Disorder can make sense, and understanding its logic can be genuinely useful. A study by a research group at the University of Trento shows how a minimal chemical difference can turn chaotic, disordered motion into a highly ...
Phys.org / Cancer-linked gene uses 'shortcut' to trigger cell division
Living cells are one of the few materials that can replicate themselves, and this is crucial for tissue development and recovery from injury or illness. But making sure cell division only happens at the right time is essential; ...
Tech Xplore / New instrument at Brazil's Sirius accelerator enables researchers to observe solar cells in operation
Scientists at the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM) in Campinas, São Paulo state, developed an instrument for the Sirius particle accelerator that can observe the interior of solar cells on a nanoscale ...
Phys.org / Australia approves seabed site where a Japanese company will store carbon pollution
Australia has designated a seabed storage site near its northern coast where a Japanese company plans to store massive amounts of carbon pollution using a technology that has divided climate scientists.
Tech Xplore / Digital cold strain engineering opens a new route to the programmable control of materials
Strain engineering allows researchers to alter a material's electronic and optical behavior by changing its physical structure rather than its chemical composition. The approach is well established in crystalline materials, ...
Tech Xplore / Hypersonic projectiles turn ultra-hard diamond composite into shock-absorbing graphite
"Diamonds are forever." Or so the saying goes. Texas A&M University College of Engineering and Rice University researchers put that claim to the ultimate test. They forged a diamond composite, then marched it directly into ...
Phys.org / Exactly solvable model reveals how trapped light can create magnetic order in one-dimensional spin chains
A research team wanted to better understand how the forces between particles inside a material change. They discovered that by confining one-dimensional classical spin chains inside a mirror box cavity with light, they could ...
Phys.org / Experiment supports theoretical foundation for potentially more error-resistant quantum computing
One approach to making information storage in quantum computing less prone to errors is known as topological quantum computing. It relies on special quantum states that are expected to be more resistant to local disturbances.
Phys.org / Two new bandicoot species discovered after trawling through museum drawers
A 10-year scientific investigation of museum specimens has uncovered two previously unrecognized bandicoot species, expanded the known range of the iconic quenda (or southeastern brown bandicoot) and reshaped understanding ...
Phys.org / Ultrathin kagome material opens a route to study unusual quantum states
How atoms are arranged inside materials can influence the behavior of electrons and the resulting electronic states. Kagome lattices, repeating arrangements of atoms forming triangles that share corners (with hexagonal spaces ...
Phys.org / UTe₂ reveals two flavors of superconductivity under extreme pressure
Quantum researchers are searching for a topological superconductor—a material that, if discovered, would allow major advances in quantum computing by combining two distinct "flavors" of superconductivity.
Phys.org / Unusual quantum states in six-layer graphene offer clues to superconductivity
Graphene, a material consisting of a sheet of carbon atoms arranged in a honeycomb pattern, has proved promising for various technological applications. Materials in which several layers of graphene are stacked together can ...
