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Scientists Find Clue to High-Temperature Superconductivity in Quantum Materials
Gadgets360 | January 20, 2026

Scientists have recently discovered the underlying hidden magnetic order in the pseudogap phase of a quantum material. The peculiar phase exists immediately above the superconducting transition. The research team employed an ultracold-atom simulator. They were able to detect a hidden antiferromagnetic order even when the material lacked electrons.

This is referred to as doping.

Oh. Which I thought was quite different.

These discoveries are reminiscent of strange occurrences found in ‘spin ice’ magnets. The basic structural units of spin ice crystals are frustrated tetrahedrons of magnetic atoms that do not form a traditional order.

My plan for a government grant: spin some ice made of ultracold atoms into a pseudogap. That should frustrate the hell out of tetrahedrons who were expecting a real gap.

Babesleaga Group AK : Final Results and Standings

Done and dusted. Let us congratulate our winner,

Sydney Sweeney

Well played.

Results

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Final Standings

ContestantRecordPointsAveragePoints AgainstAverage Score
Sydney Sweeney7 – 0 – 060286.0012186.00 – 17.28
Minka Kelly6 – 1 – 044263.1421363.14 – 30.42
Alexandra Daddario5 – 2 – 037353.2826453.28 – 37.71
Victoria Justice4 – 3 – 029442.0034642.00 – 49.42
Lily Collins3 – 4 – 029041.4234841.42 – 49.71
Sabrina Carpenter2 – 5 – 022532.1440632.14 – 58.00
Hailee Steinfeld1 – 6 – 022231.7140131.71 – 57.28
Zendaya0 -7 – 015522.1450522.14 – 73.14

Group AL Week 1

  • 10:00 am Ingrid Bergman vs Lauren Becall
  • 2:00 pm Joan Blondell vs Gene Tierney
  • 6:00 pm Cyd Charisse vs Maureen O’Hara
  • 8:00 pm Greer Garson vs Veronica Lake

Bond Girlathon Friday : Results from 3/6/2026 : New Matches for 3/13/2026

This is my application for a permanent Intern position. I hope I qualify.

Results from 3/6/2026

Honor BlackmanNo PreferenceZena Marshall
130059

Shirley EatonNo PreferenceEunice Gayson
116067

New Matches for 3/13/2026

Match 1

(14) Tania Mallet (Tilly Masterson) vs (9) Lana Wood (Plenty O’Toole)

ContestantRecordTotal Scores
(14) Tania Mallet4 – 1 – 0623 – 4 – 423
Tilly Masterson

Actress:Tania Mallet
Nationality:English
Bond Movie:Goldfinger (1964)

Synopsis:

Tilly Masterson tried to assassinate Auric Goldfinger in revenge for the death of her sister Jill. With her poor marksmanship, she missed and almost shot Bond, who took a sharp interest in her. Bond caught up with Tilly again and foiled another of her attempts to kill Goldfinger. In the process, the two were chased by Goldfinger’s hitmen, and Tilly was killed by Oddjob’s steel rimmed hat.

Tania Mallet

VS

ContestantRecordTotal Scores
(9) Lana Wood4 – 1 – 0694 – 2 – 389
Plenty O’Toole

Actress:Lana Wood
Nationality:American
Bond Movie:Diamonds Are Forever (1971)

Synopsis:

Plenty O’Toole was a gold digger from Las Vegas. She helped a man gamble at the craps table, but when he lost all of his money, she lost interest. She turned to leave, but went back after hearing James Bond ask for $10,000 in chips. She helped Bond play craps, and after winning $50,000, she went back to Bond’s suite. Bond girl Tiffany Case was waiting there for Bond, and some mobsters threw Plenty out of the window into the pool below.

Lana Wood

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Match 2

Nadja Regin (Bonita) vs Lola Larson (Bambi)

ContestantRecordTotal Scores
Nadja Regin0 – 5 – 0227 – 22 – 661
Bonita

ctress:Nadja Regin
Nationality:Serbian
Bond Movie:Goldfinger (1964)

Synopsis:

In the exciting pre-title sequence of Goldfinger, Bond foils the plots of a heroin baron and blows up his operations with plastic explosives. Before leaving, Bond takes care of some unfinished business, to have a bath with Bonita. The excursion turns out to be a trap, as Bonita seduces Bond so that a henchman can knock him unconscious. Bond sees the reflection in Bonita’s eyes, and she gets knocked on the head while the henchman is electrocuted in the bath. “Shocking. Positively shocking” Bond remarks before leaving the room.

Nadja Regin

VS

ContestantRecordTotal Scores
Lola Larson0 – 5 – 0135 – 14 – 712
Bambi

Actress:Lola Larson
Nationality:American
Bond Movie:Diamonds Are Forever (1971)

Synopsis:

Bambi and Thumper were the two gymnastic bodyguards holding Willard Whyte prisoner in his Las Vegas villa. When Bond enters to rescue Whyte, he meets Bambi and Thumper, who introduce themselves, and then take it in turns to attack Bond, somewhat playfully.

Lola Larson

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Cartoons and Memes

“Good morning Miss Welch, can you smell what’s in the air?”

“Have you been eating cheese again?”

“No, well yes, but I mean Spring, Spring is in the air and you know what that means.”

“Not really.”

“Love, love is in the air.”

“I thought yo said Spring.”

“Whatever.”

Winner

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Which one is funniest?
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Bond Girlathon Wednesday : Results from 3/4/2026 : New Matches for 3/11/2026

We continue to March on. What Madness.

Results from 3/4/2026

(2) Diana RiggNo Preference(11) Madelaine Smith
170099
(7) Britt EklandNo PreferenceGloria Hendry
26614

New Matches for 3/11/2026

Match 1

(8) Jane Seymour (Solitaire) vs (15) Maud Adams (Andrea Anders, Octopussy)

ContestantRecordTotal Scores
(8) Jane Seymour5 – 1 – 01004 – 6 – 582
Solitaire

Actress:Jane Seymour
Nationality:English
Bond Movie:Live and Let Die (1973)

Synopsis:

Solitaire was a psychic tarot card reader working for heroin baron Dr. Kananga. She predicted the movements of James Bond and other men who posed a threat to their operations. Solitaire was practically imprisoned by Kananga as he knew that, like her mother, she would lose her psychic gift if she were to make love. When first meeting Bond, Solitaire drew the lovers card, predicting the fate of her and Bond. Indeed, Solitaire soon lost her powers, and became a target of Kananga’s wrath.

Jane Seymour

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ContestantRecordTotal Scores
(15) Maud Adams5 – 2 – 01041 – 10 – 495
Andrea Anders
Octopussy

Actress:Maud Adams
Nationality:Swedish
Bond Movie:The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)

Synopsis:

Miss Anders was the girlfriend of Francisco Scaramanga, the $1 million a shot assassin, the man with the golden gun. She sent a golden bullet to MI6 with 007 engraved on the side, so that it would be thought that Scaramanga had Bond on his hit list. Miss Anders was hoping that Bond would respond to the threat and kill Scaramanga, freeing her from his possession. However, Scaramanga learnt of her betrayal and shot her through the heart.

Actress:Maud Adams
Nationality:Swedish
Bond Movie:Octopussy (1983)

Synopsis:

Octopussy ran an all-women floating island, the girls of which were acrobats for a circus that was a front for a jewellery smuggling operation. She was a partner in crime with Kamal Khan, who stole the jewellery for himself and tried to kill Octopussy. Octopussy saved Bond’s life, and Bond repaid the debt by saving hers. After killing Khan, Bond and Octopussy sail into the sunset, with the acrobat girls rowing for them.

Maud Adams

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71 votes · 71 answers

Match 2

Carmen du Sautoy (Saida) vs Catherine Schell (Nancy)

ContestantRecordTotal Scores
Carmen du Sautoy1 – 6 – 0296 – 26 – 1057
Saide

Actress:Carmen du Sautoy
Nationality:English
Bond Movie:The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)

Synopsis:

Saida was a Lebanese belly dancer, and the ex-lover of agent 002, Bill Fairbanks. When Fairbanks is found dead, Bond visits Saida to find out what happened. Saida mentions that she found the bullet that killed Fairbanks and now uses it as a lucky charm belly button. Bond tries to casually steal the bullet, but after getting hit on the back by the club bouncer, he swallows it by mistake.

Carmen du Sautoy

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ContestantRecordTotal Scores
Catherine Schell2 – 4 – 0447 – 12 – 957
Nancy

Actress:Catherine Schell
Nationality:Hungarian
Bond Movie:On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969)

Synopsis:

After sneaking into Ruby Bartlett’s room in the swiss clinic, Bond had returned to his own room. He said to himself in the mirror, “Hilly, you old devil”, before noticing that another patient, Nancy, had snook into his room. Being the only man in the clinic, Bond had attracted the fancy of several of the girls.

Catherine Schell

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