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Complex networks with identical topology may exhibit different dynamics. A systematic analysis of signal propagation in networks reveals the existence of three specific dynamic regimes that connect topological features to dynamic patterns.
Observations reveal that electrons in Earth’s outer radiation belt possess a spectrum that partially rises with increasing energy, contrary to common beliefs. Plasma hiss waves scattered off electrons are found to be the origin of this phenomenon.
Report of the likely observation of a Mott insulator in trilayer graphene with a moiré potential. The Mott state can be tuned between different filling fractions via gating, which will enable the careful study of this paradigmatic many-body state.
Parity-breaking antisymmetric spin exchange interaction is reported in clusters of five qubits within superconducting circuits. This allows the creation of chiral spin dynamics, with potential for future quantum simulations of chiral molecules.
Efficient spin injection across ferromagnet/semiconductor interfaces is a major goal for future spintronic approaches. Ultrafast spectroscopy now reveals strong spin currents to be inducible in monolayer MoS2 by ultralow-intensity laser pulses.
A new form of charge ordering is observed in a cuprate superconductor. At low doping, a fully rotationally symmetric ordering appears before becoming locked to the Cu–O bond directions at high doping. The link between charge correlations and fermiology give a perspective on the phase diagram.
Detailed neutron scattering, magnetic susceptibility and muon spin relaxation studies indicate the absence of long-range magnetic order in the quantum magnet TbInO3 down to 0.46 K— an observation consistent with quantum spin liquid behaviour.
Efficient photon pair sources connecting visible and telecommunication spectral regions are essential for viable long-distance fibre optic quantum communication architectures. A nanophotonic device is presented that allows kilometre-scale time–energy entanglement as an application.
There has latterly been a renewed interest in collective excitations in condensed matter systems. Now, spectroscopic evidence for the so-called Leggett mode is revealed in the superconductor MgB2.
An atom in a superposition of two circular Rydberg states with huge opposite magnetic momenta is reported and demonstrated to be an extremely sensitive probe of the magnetic field.
A spectroscopic study of strontium titanate provides a method for transferring the vibrational energy of a low-frequency phonon mode to higher-frequency modes, with the potential to access elusive ‘silent’ modes.
Changes in membrane curvature influence how migrating cells navigate their environment. Experiments and modelling reveal that dynamic reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton in response to these changes provides cells with a sensing mechanism.
The magnetic moment of the neutron-rich exotic 75Cu nucleus is measured using rare isotope beams with a high spin alignment, clarifying how the evolution of the nuclear shell and the shape deformations are connected.
While topological states are often characterized by their global properties related to the topological invariants, the introduced real-space topological markers provide new insights to these states.
A major challenge for achieving useful thermonuclear fusion regimes is heating plasma to reactive temperature conditions. It is demonstrated experimentally how energetic ions, generated via neutral beam injection, can be exploited for this process.
Quantum interference between electronic pathways is generally difficult to observe in solid-state systems. Such interference is, however, now characterized in the second-harmonic generation from transition metal dichalcogenides, even at room temperature.
Using alkali metal dimers attached to helium droplets, a new decay mechanism for intermolecular Coulombic decay is demonstrated. The process leads to previously unresolved double ionization for excitation energies exceeding double ionization energies.