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Shi En Kim

Shi En Kim is a PhD student contributor to Physics World. Kim is currently a graduate student of molecular engineering at the University of Chicago, US. Her research focus is on 2D nanomaterials and their applications. Specifically, she works with three-atom-thick transition metal dichalcogenides, exploring new ways to process them for real-world applications such as thermal management and quantum information storage.

Kim is also an avid sabre fencer and enjoys backpacking across alpine terrains – a starkly different landscape from the Malaysian tropics where she was born.

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Conjuring solitons in optical moiré lattices

New technique offers simplicity and a low power requirement

Physics in the pandemic: ‘I miss my group’s vibrant office discussions that propelled my research’

Shi En Kim is planning future experiments so she can hit the ground running when her lab reopens

Emergence of crucial interphase in lithium-ion batteries is observed by researchers

Unique tool characterizes chemical evolution early in a device's lifetime

Moiré patterns created in light

Optical moiré lattices exhibit the same physics seen in twisted 2D crystals

Researchers discover an origin of dendrite growth in lithium-metal batteries

Mechanistic studies hint at how to make devices safer

Turbulence transforms polymers into gecko-like dendrites

Unusual-looking polymers have strong adhesive properties

Physicists break distance record for electron spin-state transmission in spin qubits

Coherent spin state transfer in spin qubits could boost the field of quantum error correction

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