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Surprising reversal in quantum systems

Scientists at ETH Zurich create an artificial solid with switched-on interactions using magnetic fields, observing surprising topological effects. The study reveals the ability to transport particles by one lattice site, mimicking a screw's motion, and demonstrates robustness against disorder.

Scientists experimentally observe current-driven antiskyrmion sliding

Researchers demonstrated straight-sliding dynamics of electric current-driven antiskyrmions in a MnPtSn chiral magnet at room temperature and zero external magnetic field. The method allows for the manipulation of antiskyrmions in helical stripe domains, overcoming deflection by the Magnus force.

Quantum precision: A new kind of resistor

Researchers developed a new measurement method that significantly improves the accuracy of electrical resistance measurements, leveraging the Quantum Anomalous Hall Effect. The method allows for precise measurements at high currents and without an external magnetic field, making it suitable for advanced applications.

Discovery points path to flash-like memory for storing qubits

Researchers found a way to use heat to toggle a crystal between two electronic phases, storing qubits in topologically protected states that could reduce decoherence-related errors. The discovery may lead to the creation of flash-like memory capable of storing quantum bits of information.

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Progress in quantum physics: Researchers tame superconductors

A team of international researchers has developed a hybrid device combining a stable proximitized-superconductor with magnetism, allowing precise control over its properties. This innovation could lead to significant advancements in quantum computing by stabilizing quantum bits and overcoming external influences.

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Joining the dots: Mathematicians solve hot coloring problem

Researchers have successfully solved a problem in graph theory that has attracted attention from within the field. The team's research involves packing coloring, which deals with labelling parts of a graph to comply with certain rules and avoid specific conflicts.

Listening to nanoscale earthquakes

A recent study presents an exciting new way to measure the crackling noise of atoms in crystals, enabling the investigation of novel materials for future electronics. The method allows researchers to study individual nanoscale features and identify their effects on material properties.

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An on-chip chiral photon source

Researchers at Xiamen University developed a topological spin light-emitting diode to manipulate the quantum state of light. The breakthrough enables the creation of large-scale, room-temperature stable chiral photon sources without external magnetic fields, paving the way for miniaturization and device integration in quantum technology.

When D turns to F, quantum matter is A-plus

Researchers have found that certain materials can exhibit D-wave effects, entangled with other quantum states, allowing for efficient coupling at higher temperatures. This breakthrough bridges condensed matter physics subfields and could enable practical applications of quantum computing.

Orbital angular momentum boosts multiplexed holography

Researchers have implemented Orbital Angular Momentum (OAM) as an independent information carrier for optical holography, leading to OAM multiplexed holography. The new design approach, MHC-OAM, uses spatial light modulators to achieve multiramp helical conical beams with different parameters serving as information encryption or decryp...

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2023 EPS Europhysics Prize

The prize recognizes the duo's discovery that topology can classify compounds, similar to the Periodic Table. They have predicted and designed thousands of new topological compounds and experimented with many of these.

Novel way to manipulate exotic materials

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a novel method to transform normal insulators into magnetic topological insulators using electric fields. This breakthrough could lead to high-speed, low-power electronics with reduced energy consumption.

Quantum materials: Electron spin measured for the first time

An international team of scientists has successfully measured the electron spin in matter for the first time using kagome materials. The results could revolutionize the study of quantum materials, with potential applications in renewable energy, biomedicine, electronics, and quantum computing.

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Topological phase protection reams to sub-symmetry

An international team has made a breakthrough in the study of topological phases by discovering that sub-symmetries can protect topological boundary states. This challenges the traditional common belief about the relationship between topological invariants and symmetries.

Study reveals mechanics of the ideal surgical knot

Researchers have published a first study on the mechanics of surgical knots, revealing a simple, robust emergent behavior vis-à-vis knot strength. The study analyzed 50-100 knots tied by a plastic surgeon and found relationships between knot strength and pretension, friction, and number of throws.

Revolutionizing optical control with topological edge states

Researchers have developed an innovative approach to efficiently manipulate topological edge states for optical channel switching. By exploiting the finite-size effect in a two-unit-cell optical lattice, they achieved dynamic control over topological modes and demonstrated robust device performance.

Spinning into the future

Researchers have developed a new method for designing metasurfaces using photonic Dirac waveguides, enabling the creation of binary spin-like structures of light. This advances the field of meta-optics and opens opportunities for integrated quantum photonics and data storage systems.

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Emerging transmutation of quantum scars in photonic crystals

A team of researchers discovered a new phenomenon, 'cavity-momentum locking', which allows precise control over quantum scar states in photonic crystals. This breakthrough has significant implications for quantum information, communication, and optoelectronic devices.

ToCoTronics extended

Physicists from Würzburg's ToCoTronics CRC have made groundbreaking discoveries in topological materials, including indene and bismuthene. The renewed funding will focus on shaping these materials into nanostructures using lithographic methods.

Google Quantum AI braids non-Abelian anyons for the first time

Researchers at Google Quantum AI have successfully observed non-Abelian anyons, a type of particle predicted to break certain rules in physics. This breakthrough enables the creation of topological quantum computers, which can perform robust operations despite noise and errors.

Unraveling the mathematics behind wiggly worm knots

Tiny California blackworms tangle themselves to perform biological functions, but can untangle in mere milliseconds. Researchers have discovered the mathematics behind this process, revealing how helical gaits and topological principles enable the worms' superpower.

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Generation of color-tunable high-performance LG laser beams via Janus OPO

A team from Nanjing University and Sun Yat-Sen University developed a two-facing Janus OPO scheme for generating high-efficiency, high-purity broadband LG modes with tunable topological charge. The output LG mode has a tunable wavelength between 1.5 μm and 1.6 μm, with a conversion efficiency above 15 percent.

Time-varying orbital angular momentum generated by a metasurface

Researchers from HKUST and CityU developed a metasurface to generate time-varying OAM beams with a time-dependent phase profile. This allows for a higher-order twist in the envelope wavefront structure, increasing capacity for applications such as dynamic particle trapping and information encryption.

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HOTIs ream higher orbitals

Scientists have developed a new pathway to explore novel orbital phenomena mediated by higher band topology in synthetic platforms. They discovered the first higher-orbital hotis using photonic breathing kagome lattices, exhibiting unique topological features and perspectives.

Destroying the superconductivity in a kagome metal

Scientists at RMIT University and partner organisation confirm electric control of superconductivity and giant anomalous Hall effect in the kagome metal CsV₃Sb₅. Proton intercalation modulates carrier density, allowing for tuning of Fermi surfaces and potentially realizing exotic quantum phase transitions.

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New material may offer key to solving quantum computing issue

Researchers developed a new heterostructure of layered two-dimensional materials that could enable quantum computing to overcome key barriers. The material's topological properties are expected to protect the quantum state from environmental disturbance.

Brandon Levin wins NSF CAREER Award

Brandon Levin, an assistant professor of mathematics at Rice University, has won a prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Award to pursue his research on major unsolved problems in number theory. He aims to build theoretical bridges between arithmetic world and representation theory.

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Math approach may make drug discovery more effective, efficient

Researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas have developed a computer-based platform for drug discovery using topological data analysis. The approach allows for virtual screening of thousands of compound candidates, narrowing them down to the most promising ones for laboratory and clinical testing.

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