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Two experiments have detected the signature of a new particle, which may combine quarks in a way not seen before.

New experiments show how to optically initialize a specific spin state of a single manganese atom placed inside a quantum dot for spintronics applications.

Laser control of polariton current offers a new range of devices for all-optical logic circuits.

Molecules in a liquid crystal order into a pattern whose links and twists resemble a Hopf fibration, a geometric shape from topology with unusual properties.

Researchers apply a new experimental approach to visualize the turbulent motion of swimming bacteria and propose a minimal model that captures their observations.

A demonstration of photon-pair generation from visible to telecom wavelengths may speed the development of quantum networks.

A newly-developed “quantum microscope” uses photoionization and an electrostatic magnifying lens to directly observe the electron orbitals of an excited hydrogen atom.

Researchers test a candidate nuclear model against $126$ neutron-rich isotopes.

A new experimental scheme allows the controlled generation and observation of magnetic avalanches, a cascade of spin flips that propagates through a magnetic sample like a three-dimensional fire.

A newly discovered type of magnetoresistance, resulting from spin-dependent scattering at a metal-magnet interface, may potentially be used to study the magnetization in insulating magnets or to develop new spintronic devices.

Laser spectroscopy of cadmium isotopes confirms the applicability of the nuclear shell model, even for very complex structures.

Ultrathin screens made of metamaterials can bend or reshape a wave transmitted through them without generating any reflection.

Researchers propose new ways to recreate fractional quantum Hall physics using ultracold atoms and molecules.

A model shows that as the size of a brittle material grows, the probability that it will fracture from a single crack approaches $100\%$.

A model describing the brain as a system close to a phase transition can capture the global dynamics of brain activity observed in fMRI experiments.

A study of the thermoelectric properties of the doped insulator, strontium titanate, shows that it superconducts with the lowest charge density ever observed.

The LiHe van der Waals molecule has been produced and spectroscopically detected and its binding energy found to only suffice to stabilize a single rotationless vibrational state.

The first results from the space-borne Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer confirm an unexplained excess of high-energy positrons in Earth-bound cosmic rays.

A major source of energy loss in laser-driven fusion could be remedied with the use of optical elements called zooming-phase plates.

Combining two spin-dependent effects generates a microwave signal that can be easily read to study the magnetization dynamics in a device with novel geometry.