Scientists uncovered a quantum spin liquid, a state of matter that may have applications for quantum information.

Three ferrromagnetic liquid droplets containing iron oxide nanoparticle dispersions were shaped into cylinders using a microfluidic device, and then locked in shape by the formation of magnetic ...

Scientists have created “soft” magnets that can flow and change shape, and that could be a boon to medicine and robotics. By Knvul Sheikh Lodestone, a naturally-occurring iron oxide, was the first ...

Developing a quantum magnetism library: Group leader Wei Li. (Courtesy: Wei Li) Quantum spin liquid magnets are materials that cannot arrange their magnetic moments, or spins, in a regular, stable ...

Researchers at MIT have discovered a new state of matter with a new kind of magnetism. This new state, called a quantum spin liquid (QSL), could lead to significant advances in data storage. QSLs also ...

An exotic state of matter originally hypothesized almost 50 years ago has been observed for the first time. Created by Harvard researchers, this material called quantum spin liquid could eventually ...

A spinning sphere of molten sodium behaves nothing like researchers predicted. As the liquid metal rotates, it generates ...

Perfect splash: Researcher Kyle Baldwin holding a natural glass-like splash-form tektite in his right hand and a lab-grown waxy tektite in his left. (Courtesy: University of Nottingham) Solid wax ...

Researchers have developed a process that can mix tiny volumes of liquid, even in complicated spaces. The discovery of how to mix tiny liquid volumes arose from research directed at improving the ...

The classic red-and-white horseshoe magnet may have worked for Wile E. Coyote, but it can be a little inflexible. Now researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) have created a more ...