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Self-Repelling Species Still Self-Organize
Catalytically active particles form clusters when they respond not only to their own chemical targets but to those of other catalysts, too. Read More »
Breakneck Outflows from Earth’s Most Explosive Eruption
The 2022 eruption of a partially submerged volcano near Tonga produced ejecta that hurtled at 122 kilometers per hour—as determined by timing the ensuing rupture of a seafloor cable. Read More »
Measuring Thermal Migration
The slow drift of microscale features on a surface reveals the force driving atoms from the hot to the cold side of the material. Read More »
Experiments Support Theory for Exotic Kagome States
The observation of Fermi “pockets” in the Fermi surface of exotic superconductors provides a major step toward explaining some mysterious electronic states. Read More »
Striking a Balance for Quantum Bits
A demonstration that certain electron-transport processes can be tuned in a hybrid semiconductor-superconductor system could be useful for developing quantum computers. Read More »
Graphene Has Topological Phonons
New experiments reveal graphene’s exotic phonon spectrum with unprecedented detail and completeness. Read More »
Handwritten LEDs Light Up the Page
Using a ballpoint pen filled with specially formulated inks, scientists have designed LEDs that can be drawn on everyday materials. Read More »
Brain Asymmetry Driven by Task Complexity
A mathematical model shows how increased intricacy of cognitive tasks can break the mirror symmetry of the brain’s neural network. Read More »
Astronomers Need to Rename the Magellanic Clouds
A coalition of astronomers calls for renaming the Milky Way’s two brightest satellite galaxies, along with other astronomical objects and facilities that bear the name of a Portuguese explorer who murdered and enslaved Indigenous people. Read More »
