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A new study by researchers from Waseda University and the University of Tokyo found that orbital ordering in a vanadate compound exhibits a clear nucleation-growth behavior. "We believe that this is ...

The new study -- led by Feng Liu, a professor of materials science and engineering -- supports a controversial 2000 study by German physicist Franz Giessibl, who claimed he was able to use an atomic ...

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The Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) and a team of U.S. researchers have theoretically demonstrated that a helical nanowire, twisted like a screw, can function as a ‘quantum ...

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Illustration of electron refraction across a potential step. A change in potential causes an abrupt shift in the trajectory of the spin-polarised ballistic electrons, emulating the refraction of light ...

A new study found that orbital ordering in a vanadate compound exhibits a clear nucleation-growth behavior. Their observation is the first of its kind, where electrons in an inorganic solid created ...