A simple way to control superconductivity: Twisting atomically thin layers fine-tunes properties
Scientists from the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS) and collaborators have discovered a new way to control ...
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Scientists twist ultrathin layers to fine-tune superconductivity for quantum tech
Researchers have now found a new way to control superconductivity in a material by twisting the layers within it.
Hofstadter’s Butterfly Lands at Last – A 50-Year Quantum Mystery Solved
Scientists at Princeton University have made a groundbreaking discovery in quantum materials, revealing that electron energy ...
Moiré than meets the eye: Phasons enable interlayer excitons to move at low temperatures for quantum stability
A moiré pattern appears when you stack and rotate two copies of an image with regularly repeating shapes, turning simple ...
A Tiny Twist Sparks a Quantum Revolution in Superconductors
Scientists have discovered a revolutionary way to control superconductivity by twisting ultra-thin layers of a ...
The butterfly effect: A misaligned experiment accidentally unfolds quantum wings
A simple lab mistake revealed the elusive quantum butterfly, confirming a 50-year-old theory in an unexpected graphene ...
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Moire than meets the eye
Phasons, low-temperature quasiparticles found in crystal lattices, help interlayer excitons move at ultra-low temperatures, ...
Don't take scientific progress for granted
We should take the Trump administration’s cuts to science funding seriously, writes Arturo Casadevall and Ferric C. Fang, ...