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The 2011 Nobel Prize in Chemistry recognizes the discovery of quasicrystals, in which atoms are ordered over long distances but not in the periodically repeating arrangement of traditional crystals.

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Reining in Diffusion in Dense Liquids

Herbert R. Schober, October 10, 2011A new electrostatic levitation study clarifies how the strings and clusters of atoms that appear in a cooling molten liquid affect diffusion. Read More »

Unraveling Electron Chirality in Graphene

Thomas Pichler, October 10, 2011Photoemission performed with circular polarized light can detect the chirality of electronic wave functions in single- and double-layer graphene. Read More »

Driving a Hard Bargain with Diamond Qubits

Simon C. Benjamin and Jason M. Smith, October 3, 2011The coupling between nitrogen vacancy centers can be dramatically improved through the use of electromagnetic driving fields. Read More »

Spinning on Ice

Rajiv R. P. Singh, October 3, 2011A form of quantum electrodynamics emerges from interacting spins at low temperatures in the spin ice Yb₂Ti₂O₇. Read More »

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Dynamic Heterogeneity in Amorphous Materials

Ludovic Berthier, May 31, 2011Dynamical heterogeneity, spatiotemporal fluctuations in local dynamical behavior, may explain the statistical mechanics of amorphous solids that are mechanically rigid but have a disordered structure similar to that of a dense liquid. Read More »

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Iron Superconductivity Weathers Another Storm

Igor Mazin, March 28, 2011A new class of high-temperature iron-based superconductors lacks features in its electronic band structure that, based on current theoretical understanding, were considered essential. In a field that has produced quite a few surprises, this is the biggest yet. Read More »