A wafer-thin layer of rust, formed naturally in air, helped researchers spot a behavior many physicists have chased for decades. That oxide, hematite (α-Fe2O3), appeared on the top layer of a stacked ...

Phonons are the collective vibrations that move through a solid. They can be thought of as waves traveling across the atomic ...

Atom-level understanding of how the surface electronic properties of a magnetic semimetal can be tuned could guide its use in ...

New evidence suggests a rare triplet superconductor may help quantum computers stay in sync by preserving electron spin ...

Many physicists are searching for a triplet superconductor. Indeed, we could all do with one, although we may not know it yet ...

Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, working with international partners, have uncovered surprising behavior in a specially engineered crystal. Composed of tantalum ...

Researchers discovered unexpected atomic ordering in a tantalum tungsten selenium crystal, linking self organization and ...

For decades, cobalt has served as a benchmark ferromagnet. Its crystal structure and magnetic properties have been extensively documented. However, the new findings show that cobalt hosts a rich ...

A long-standing mystery in spintronics has just been shaken up. A strange electrical effect called unusual magnetoresistance shows up almost everywhere scientists look—even in systems where the ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. The White House is currently developing a landmark executive order focused on quantum information sciences and technology, which is ...