A theoretical study posted to arXiv in early 2026 argues that magnetic skyrmions, tiny whirlpool-like spin textures inside ...

A theoretical framework published on the arXiv preprint server proposes that a new class of materials, called superconducting altermagnets, could generate and carry spin currents without any energy ...

Quantum mechanical effects are known to be easily disrupted by disturbances from the surrounding environment, commonly ...

At temperatures approaching absolute zero, most magnetic materials settle into tidy patterns. Their tiny magnetic moments, or ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Superconductivity occurs when electrical current moves without resistance, a phenomenon that gave rise to particle accelerators, magnetic resonance imagining machines and trains ...

Spintronics—a technology that harnesses the electron's magnetic quantum states to carry information—could pave the way for a new generation of ultra-energy-efficient electronics. Yet a major challenge ...

Colloidal quantum dots (QDs) constitute a platform to explore various quantum effects. Their size-dependent colors are essentially a naked-eye, ambient-condition visualization of the quantum ...

Exotic spin-dependent interactions represent a promising avenue for probing physics beyond the Standard Model. These interactions, hypothesised to be mediated by new light bosons, couple to the ...

From lasers and semiconductors to X-rays and the Web, physicists can be credited with seeding numerous technologies that have changed how we live. Hamish Johnston presents five spin-offs from physics ...