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Researchers demonstrate three-dimensional quantum Hall effect for the first time
The quantum Hall effect (QHE), which was previously known for two-dimensional (2-D) systems, was predicted to be possible for three-dimensional (3-D) systems by Bertrand...
Unraveling the stripe order mystery
One of the greatest mysteries in condensed matter physics is the exact relationship between charge order and superconductivity in cuprate superconductors. In superconductors, electrons...
Humans migrated to Mongolia much earlier than previously believed
Stone tools uncovered in Mongolia by an international team of archaeologists indicate that modern humans traveled across the Eurasian steppe about 45,000 years ago,...
Researchers build a heat shield just 10 atoms thick to protect electronic devices
Excess heat given off by smartphones, laptops and other electronic devices can be annoying, but beyond that it contributes to malfunctions and, in extreme...
Indigenous knowledge offers new approach to help forests adapt to new conditions
When Jaime Yazzie began planning her research for her forestry thesis, her adviser asked her what species of trees she wanted to save. They...
Discovery provides path to pathogen-targeted antibiotics
"Take with food" is a common warning for people using antibiotics, but a discovery announced this week in the scientific journal Nature may create a path...
For superconductors, discovery comes from disorder
Discovered more than 100 years ago, superconductivity continues to captivate scientists who seek to develop components for highly efficient energy transmission, ultrafast electronics or...
Discovery of a bottleneck relief in photosynthesis may have a major impact on food...
Scientists have found how to relieve a bottleneck in the process by which plants transform sunlight into food, which may lead to an increase...
Early species developed much faster than previously thought, research shows
When Earth's species were rapidly diversifying nearly 500 million years ago, that evolution was driven by complex factors including global cooling, more oxygen in...
Newfound superconductor material could be the ‘silicon of quantum computers’
A potentially useful material for building quantum computers has been unearthed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), whose scientists have found...
Optofluidic chip with nanopore ‘smart gate’ developed for single molecule analysis
A new chip-based platform developed by researchers at UC Santa Cruz integrates nanopores and optofluidic technology with a feedback-control circuit to enable an unprecedented...
