One of the first quantum simulators has produced a puzzling phenomenon: a row of atoms that repeatedly pops back into place.
People have known about magnets since ancient times, but the physics of ferromagnetism remains a mystery. Now a familiar puzzle is getting physicists closer to the answer.
A new theory proposes that the quantum properties of an object extend into an “atmosphere” that surrounds the material.
Water-bearing minerals reveal that Earth’s mantle could hold more water than all its oceans. Researchers now ask: Where did it all come from?
By reimagining the kinks and folds of origami as atoms in a lattice, researchers are uncovering strange behavior hiding in simple structures.