A spinel crystal structure exhibits unusual, pressure-induced superconductivity

Superconductors are materials that conduct electricity with an electrical resistance of zero. Superconductivity is generally ...

Chaos as a matter of direction: Researchers build layered material where order and disorder coexist

Some materials behave unexpectedly. They crack differently than expected, or react in ways that are hard to explain. The ...

Mysterious Structure on Mars Looks Uncannily Like an Ancient Egyptian Pyramid

Mars has a lot of rocks. In fact, Mars has so many rocks that have undergone all sorts of weathering over the eons that, ...
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Harvard engineers build chip that can twist and control light in real time

Scientists at Harvard have built a miniature device that can twist and tune light in real time. By rotating two stacked ...