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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 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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.