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Quantum & Condensed Matter
From topological materials and ultracold atoms to many-body physics — the rules that govern collective behaviour at the smallest scales.
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Mira Maric
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Mikhail Lemeshko
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Maksym Serbyn
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Johannes Fink
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Latest publication
Topological signatures of hysteresis in 2D materials
Maric et al. · Nature Physics 2026 · DOI 10.1038/...
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Neuroscience12 Jun · 06 min
How the brain keeps time during movement
A new study shows that rhythm and motion share a single neural substrate.
Quantum Physics10 Jun · 08 min
A quantum material that defies expectation
An unexpected phase transition at the nanoscale opens a new route to control quantum states.
Biology11 Jun · 09 min
The physics of living, self-organising matter
Researchers track how active particles assemble themselves in real time.