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What’s the Magic Behind Graphene’s ‘Magic’ Angle?

By David H. Freedman
May 28, 2019
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A new theoretical model may help explain the shocking onset of superconductivity in stacked, twisted carbon sheets.

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With a Simple Twist, a ‘Magic’ Material Is Now the Big Thing in Physics

By David H. Freedman
April 30, 2019
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The stunning emergence of a new type of superconductivity with the mere twist of a carbon sheet has left physicists giddy, and its discoverer nearly overwhelmed.

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Scientists Discover Exotic New Patterns of Synchronization

By Natalie Wolchover
April 4, 2019
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In a world seemingly filled with chaos, physicists have discovered new forms of synchronization and are learning how to predict and control them.

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Why the Best Place to Find Dark Matter May Be in a Rock

By Rebecca Boyle
January 7, 2019
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Dark matter may occasionally interact with minerals in the earth, leaving telltale tracks that physicists hope to decipher.

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condensed matter physics

Universal Quantum Phenomenon Found in Strange Metals

By Natalie Wolchover
November 19, 2018
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Experiments suggest that exotic superconducting materials share a “strange metal” state characterized by a quantum speed limit that somehow acts as a fundamental organizing principle.

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Famous Experiment Dooms Alternative to Quantum Weirdness

By Natalie Wolchover
October 11, 2018
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Oil droplets guided by “pilot waves” have failed to reproduce the results of the quantum double-slit experiment, crushing a century-old dream that there exists a single, concrete reality.

Sau Lan Wu at CERN, 2018
Q&A

Three Major Physics Discoveries and Counting

By Joshua Roebke
July 18, 2018
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Sau Lan Wu spent decades working to establish the Standard Model of particle physics. Now she’s searching for what lies beyond it.

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Neutrinos Linked With Cosmic Source for the First Time

By Katia Moskvitch
July 12, 2018
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High-energy neutrinos have been traced back to a flaring supermassive black hole known as a blazar. The long-sought link opens the door to an entirely new way to study the universe.

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Mathematicians Tame Turbulence in Flattened Fluids

By Joshua Sokol
June 27, 2018
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By squeezing fluids into flat sheets, researchers can get a handle on the strange ways that turbulence feeds energy into a system instead of eating it away.


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