Majorana fermions hold potential for information technology with zero resistance
A new, multi-node FLEET review, published in Matter, investigates the search for Majorana fermions in iron-based superconductors.
A new, multi-node FLEET review, published in Matter, investigates the search for Majorana fermions in iron-based superconductors.
Superconductivity
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Optics & Photonics
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Nanomaterials
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General Physics
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Optics & Photonics
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Nanophysics
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Canadian Light Source (CLS) researcher Toby Bond uses X-rays to help engineer powerful electric vehicle batteries with longer lifetimes. His research, published in the Journal of the Electrochemical Society, shows how the ...
Analytical Chemistry
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Materials Science
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Quantum Physics
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Polymers
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