Topological Materials Are Everywhere – New Database Reveals Over 90,000
Searchable tool reveals more than 90,000 known materials with electronic properties that remain unperturbed in the face of disruption. What will it take for our…
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Topological Phenomena Found at High Frequencies for 5G Communications and Quantum Information Processing
A collaborative new study led by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania demonstrates topological control capabilities in an acoustic system, with implications for applications such…
A New Theoretical Concept Interweaves Magnetism and Topology – Revolutionary Future Potential
The new review paper on magnetic topological materials of Andrei Bernevig, Princeton University, USA, Haim Beidenkopf, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel, and Claudia Felser, Max…
A New Family of Electromagnetic Pulses: Skyrmions Can Fly!
Topology in optics and photonics has been a hot topic since 1890 where singularities in electromagnetic fields have been considered. The recent award of the…
Physicists Develop New Tool for Identifying Phases of Matter
Even if you’re not a physicist, phases of matter … really matter. They’re the distinct physical forms taken on by all the “stuff” in the…
Scientists Describe a New Configuration of Artificial Spin Ice
An intricate lattice of microscopic magnets has led researchers to observe behavior that is reminiscent of the complexities of quantum mechanical systems, but in the…
Scientists Observe New Exotic Phenomena in Photonic Crystals
Topological effects, such as those found in crystals whose surfaces conduct electricity while their bulk does not, have been an exciting topic of physics research…
Physicists Demonstrate Probing Topology by “Heating”
Physicists reveal an intriguing manifestation of topology, which appears in the depletion rate of topological states of matter in response to an external drive. In…
Patterns of Flocks of Starlings Mathematically Behave How Magnets Would Move
Starlings, a small to medium-sized passerine bird in the family Sturnidae, achieve extraordinary coordination in flight and they behave mathematically as metals being magnetized. A…
