The marriage of topology and magnetism in a Weyl system

Topology is a global aspect of materials, leading to fundamental new properties for compounds with large relativistic effects. The incorporation of heavy elements give rise to non-trivial topological phases of matter, such as topological insulators, Dirac and Weyl semimetals.

Assembly of fluctuating molecules in artificial cell membrane

Domains of hydrophilic-polymer-modified lipids in lipid bilayer membrane.

Rethinking ketchup packets: New approach to slippery packaging aims to cut food waste

The study, which has yielded a provisional patent, establishes a method for wicking chemically compatible vegetable oils into the surfaces of common extruded plastics, like those used for ketchup packets and other condiments.

A periodic table of molecular knots

A new study sheds light on a repertoire as-yet-undiscovered molecular knots that could be used in future physico-chemical applications.

High-resolution imaging of nanoparticle surface structures is now possible

Using scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM), extremely high resolution imaging of the molecule-covered surface structures of silver nanoparticles is possible, even down to the recognition of individual parts of the molecules protecting the surface.

'Strange metals' just got stranger

A material already known for its unique behavior is found to carry current in a way never before observed.

Carbon nanotube 'rebar' makes graphene twice as tough

Researchers have found that fracture-resistant 'rebar graphene' is more than twice as tough as pristine graphene.

Electrons in iron-based superconductors can pair up in two different ways

Evidence that electrons form pairs in two distinct ways in iron-based superconductors will help theorists unravel the mechanism of unconventional superconductivity.