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Bence Börcsök

Bence Börcsök is a PhD student contributor to Physics World. Bence is at the University of Cambridge, UK, looking at the interaction between ferromagnetism and superconductivity. Besides his PhD and writing for Physics World, he also competes in ballroom dancing and is the head of the organizing team for the Game of Dragons Outdoor Maths Challenge.

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Quantum computer prospects improve on the surface

Scientists observe quantized conductance of “Majorana zero modes” inside superconductor vortex cores as a step towards topological quantum computers

Grey tin: when one layer makes all the difference

Researchers find a candidate material that could make up full nanoelectronic devices

Tiny traps bring quantum magnetic memory under control

Nanostructured superconductor traps tubes of magnetic field to store information

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