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When topology meets entanglement

New research explores how a material’s unusual topological behaviour is connected to the way quantum states are shared between different parts of its lattice The post When topology meets entanglement…

  • Topological materials have stable electron properties despite defects
  • Berry curvature and Chern numbers characterize topological materials
  • Kazuki Ikeda and Steven Rayan explored link between topology and entanglement

Rare total solar eclipse to cross Europe

We’re just hours away from a rare celestial event: a total solar eclipse. Day will briefly turn to night across parts of northern Spain as the Moon completely blocks out the Sun, while millions more…

Memory effects in nanoparticle suspensions

Researchers uncover how memory effects arise in electrically aligned nanoparticles in suspension and use this understanding to accelerate relaxation The post Memory effects in nanoparticle suspensions…

  • Kovacs effect causes nanoparticle suspensions to exhibit memory-like behavior
  • Electric field alignment alters optical anisotropy and birefringence
  • Memory effects arise from particles relaxing at different velocities

Total solar eclipse to spellbind Europe

Millions of Europeans will contemplate the sky in awe on Wednesday as a rare total solar eclipse crosses part of the continent and plunges a swath of Spain into eerie daytime darkness.

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