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Physics

A quantum state that lasts forever may finally be within our grasp

Defying the laws of thermodynamics, experiments are beginning to show that a quantum state that is frozen forever might not be impossible. If we can tame it, it could unlock whole new types of matter

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Physics

We may finally know why gold stays so shiny

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Technology

Tiny 'metajets' could use light to steer sails for interstellar travel

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Physics

Weird 'transdimensional' state of matter is neither 2D nor 3D

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Nanodiamonds

Physics

Diamonds are surprisingly elastic when you make them tiny

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Physics

Quantum entanglement can be measured in solids for the first time

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Professor Sir John Pendry FRS, Chair in Theoretical Solid State Physics, Imperial College London, who has made seminal contributions to research in metamaterials and photonics, surface science, and disordered systems and localisation. Cloaking devices, perfect lenses and the super high-speed computer chips of the future are just some of the practical applications of Sir John's theoretical research.

Physics

The invisibility cloak inventor now has better tricks up his sleeve

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Physics

Physicists can now take control of 'hidden' friction in devices

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Chemist Omar M. Yaghi

Chemistry

Nobel prizewinner Omar Yaghi says his invention will change the world

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People searching for quasicrystals in a surreal pink and blue landscape, reminiscent of a quasicrystal's non-repeating atomic structure

Chemistry

Why quasicrystals shouldn’t exist but are turning up in strange places

Matter with “forbidden” symmetries was once thought to be confined to lab experiments, but is now being found in some of the world’s most extreme environments

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Chemistry

Bulletproof fabric laced with carbon nanotubes is stronger than Kevlar

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Physics

Even in our digital world, materials still matter

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Physics

We’ve glimpsed the secret quantum landscape inside all matter

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Environment

Super-cool cement could stop buildings trapping heat inside

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