Revealing the hidden symmetries of a superconductor
A possible method for probing the properties of exotic particles that exist on the surfaces of an unusual type of ...
A New Supersolid Born From Light Pushes the Limits of Physics
With properties of a superfluid but with a crystalline structure, supersolids have previously only been observed in ultracold ...
How lasers transform matter in a flash: New method tracks changes on attosecond scale
Instantly turning a material from opaque to transparent, or from a conductor to an insulator, is no longer the stuff of ...
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Matter at the crossroads
For several years now, scientists have been using lasers to control the properties of matter at extremely fast rates: during one optical cycle of a light wave. But because these changes occur on the ...
Unlocking the secrets of phase transitions in quantum hardware
Researchers have achieved a remarkable result: capturing and studying phase changes in quantum hardware, which hold hold promise for next-generation technologies like quantum computing and ...
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Catching aromaticity in the act: Direct real-time tracking of how 'excited-state aromaticity' drives molecular shape changes
Scientists have achieved the first real-time visualization of how 'excited-state aromaticity' emerges within just hundreds of femtoseconds and then triggers a molecule to change from bent to planar ...
Scientists freeze light: Researchers discover a rare state of matter where it flows like liquid but holds shape like a solid
A team of Italian scientists has successfully made light behave like a supersolid for the first time. Published in Nature ...
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Materials science articles from across Nature Portfolio
Materials science is an interdisciplinary field concerned with the understanding and application of the properties of matter. Materials scientists study the connections between the underlying ...