Simple laboratory model for cosmic flows developed: A water tornado enables a realistic simulation of the dynamics of gas and dust in planet-forming discs.

Kepler’s laws confirmed in a water tank: The orbits of floating particles follow the same physical rules as celestial bodies in a gravitational field.

Potential for experiments on planet formation: The cost-effective and versatile setup opens up new ways to study interactions between dust and gas under laboratory conditions.

Can metal-based nanoparticles generated by lasers help build smarter, more immersive electronics? In the latest issue of International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing, Jun-Gyu Choi and collaborators from Ajou University and Samsung Electronics present how laser ablation in liquids enables scalable, surfactant-free nanoparticle synthesis tailored for artificial sensory and neuromorphic devices. Their work marks a breakthrough in bridging material science and intelligent electronics, paving the way for high-performance, flexible, and human-like interfaces in the next wave of extended reality technologies.

Increasing numerical studies showed that the simplest Hubbard model on the square lattice with strong repulsion may not exhibit high-temperature superconductivity (SC). It is desired to look for other possible microscopic mechanism beyond the simplest Hubbard model to realize d-wave high-temperature SC. This study proposed that the interplay between the Su-Schrieffer-Heeger electron–phonon coupling (EPC) and the Hubbard repulsion can induce robust d-wave high-temperature SC. Using state-of-the-art density-matrix renormalization group simulations, the researchers shows that d-wave SC emerges in the Su-Schrieffer-Heeger-Hubbard model with strong Hubbard interaction and moderate EPC, paving a possible new route in understanding and looking for high-temperature SC in quantum materials.