

Matin Durrani winces at the time he met Nobel laureate Robert Laughlin
The Zel'dovich effect is observed in an electromagnetic system for the first time
The phase diagram of this new material contains a "centre of liquidity"
Hopping-based logic achieved at high fidelity
New structure could be used to make magnetic-field-driven superconducting diodes for low-energy-consumption electronic devices
Discovery could help us better understand Jupiter’s magnetic field as well as improve liquid–metal batteries
A new approach could put Majorana particles on track to become a novel qubit platform, but some scientists doubt the results’ validity
Structures could have applications in future electronic devices
Fluids that get runnier during impact are optimized for preventing damage to phone screens
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A new future lies in store for Reports on Progress in Physics as the journal turns 90
Sidney Perkowitz explores the science behind the work of Japanese painter Akiko Nakayama
Margaret Harris reviews It’s a Gas: the Magnificent and Elusive Elements that Expand Our World by Mark Miodownik
Solving a centuries-old mathematical puzzle could hold the key to understanding the function of many of the molecules of life
Matin Durrani reviews Aperiodic – an art-science performance from South West Dance Theatre
Ahead of the 2024 Olympics, Nicole Sharp investigates nature’s most extraordinary sprinters
First direct observations made of a lattice structure consisting solely of electrons
Researchers demonstrate a new way to induce a relatively large magnetic moment in room-temperature materials
New finding could have implications for industries that use emulsions
Cooperative tunnelling of spins creates magnetic "avalanches" in a crystalline quantum magnet
Swirling vortex in superfluid helium could let researchers study rotating curved space–times in the lab
Philip Ball investigates the strange quantum effects that control water flow in carbon nanotubes
Researchers in Japan and Korea say they have found evidence for the existence of these elusive quasiparticles in the thermodynamic behaviour of a Kitaev magnet
Extensive research confirms material’s ability to create compact yet powerful fields
Collective topological chiral spin textures could lead to new concepts for spintronics devices
Reflection and polarization benefit from sharper atomic interfaces
Katrin Erath-Dulitz is a researcher at the University of Innsbruck who studies chemical reactions at very low temperatures
Dippy bird device powers 20 liquid-crystal displays