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Unnecessary quantum criticality in SU(3) kagome magnets

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Imaging a terahertz superfluid plasmon in a two-dimensional superconductor

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The Materials Research Laboratory: Building on a Legacy, Shaping the Future

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MIT’s Ultra-Small Optical Devices Rewrite the Rules of Light Manipulation

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Electrical switching of a p-wave magnet

3d rendering shows yellow energy shooting across layers of graphene
Physicists measure a key aspect of superconductivity in “magic-angle” graphene

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Physicists magnetize a material with light

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Physicists discover “secret sauce” behind exotic properties of a new quantum material

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How can electrons split into fractions of themselves?

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Physicists create five-lane superhighway for electrons

Between layers of graphene are 4 paired, shiny electrons. 2 are blue and 2 are red, and whisps of glowing energy connect them together. They have rings like Saturn, and these rings move them clockwise or counter-clockwise.
From a five-layer graphene sandwich, a rare electronic state emerges

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Canceling noise to improve quantum devices

A rectangular vector map with haxagons distorted on the left by squeezing and on the right by stretching, showing how charged particles are directed to the top or bottom edge of the map.
New quantum magnet unleashes electronics potential

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Physicists discover a new switch for superconductivity

The flat tips of two diamonds compress an atomically thin material.
International Team Reports Powerful Tool for Studying, Tuning Atomically Thin Materials

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Study: Superconductivity switches on and off in “magic-angle” graphene

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Pablo Jarillo-Herrero delivers 2022 Dresselhaus Lecture on the magic of moiré quantum matter
Pablo Jarillo-Herrero

Pablo Jarillo-Herrero
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Nuh Gedik
Riccardo Comin

Riccardo Comin
Liang Fu

Liang Fu