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Diabolical Nanomagnets
A quantum degeneracy named after a Chinese yo-yo boosts the magnetization lifetime of a short chain of magnetic iron atoms by a factor of 1000. Read More »
Synthesizing New 3D Materials by Twisting
Overlapping two 3D lattices with a relative twist opens the door to synthesizing crystals with diverse symmetries that showcase nontrivial band structures and novel properties. Read More »
Chemistry Nobel Awarded for an AI System That Predicts Protein Structures
The algorithm called AlphaFold has now been used to predict structures for all known proteins. Read More »
An Extraordinary Cosmic Alignment
A rare configuration of seven galaxies aligned behind a galaxy cluster allows researchers to probe with high precision the dark matter distribution within the cluster. Read More »
Loss Analysis Boosts OLED Performance
The mitigation of a previously neglected energy-loss mechanism in organic light-emitting diodes has enabled researchers to enhance both efficiency and lifetime of these devices. Read More »
Heavy Element Formation Limited in Failed Supernovae
Despite its intensity, the gravitational collapse of certain massive stars does not produce an abundance of heavy elements. Read More »
Nobel Prize: Mimicking Human Intelligence with Neural Networks
The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics honors pioneering work on artificial neural networks, which provided the foundation for many of the artificial intelligence technologies in use today. Read More »
Cleaning Intense Laser Pulses with Plasma
When two laser beams converge on a volume of gas, their interference creates a diffraction grating made of plasma that can divert and shape a third beam. Read More »
Decoding Nature’s Hidden Messages
Bacteria, cells, swarms, and other organisms pluck information from noisy environments with extraordinarily high precision. Read More »
