A decades-old neutrino mystery might be solved not by undiscovered physics but by improved calculations.

A hallmark property of unconventional superconductivity has been discovered in a type-I superconductor, whereas it’s normally observed only in type-II materials. Superconductors can be broadly ...

Researchers have gained access to the rich physics of a landmark model magnet by assembling a crystal out of organic magnetic molecules. The S = 1 Haldane chain is an infinite 1D string of integer ...

A carbon nanotube foam springs back to its initial state, regardless of the speed of the compression, a property that could lead to a new type of shock absorber. Perfect padding. Vertically aligned ...

Two studies find that fundamental quantum constraints rule out a previously proposed neutrino-laser scheme. In last year’s proposal of a neutrino laser, the researchers sought to exploit the same ...

Researchers have identified the reason a high-pressure, high-temperature superconductor outperforms other similar compounds.

Researchers crushed and heated ice between diamond anvils to confirm the existence of a phase of ice that could be present in the warm mantles of ice giants. In 1986, Voyager 2 flew by Uranus and ...

Theorists find a persistent signature of a chaotic quantum system’s initial state, implying a memory effect—called a quantum birthmark—that resists thermodynamic equilibration. Figure 1: Evolution of ...

Simulations suggest that clouds can reduce the length of a wind farm’s slow-air wake, potentially increasing power production of neighboring wind farms. Air slows down as it moves through a wind farm, ...

A precisely engineered material interface can host the spin currents needed for practical spin-based electronics. Ordinary electronic devices store and process information using only the charge of ...