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Read article: Has bismuth been masquerading as a topological material? Topological matter Research update Has bismuth been masquerading as a topological material? New research explains previous contradictory observations in terms of “topological blocking”, which may occur in other materials, too
Read article: Axion quasiparticle appears in a topological antiferromagnet Dark matter and energy Research update Axion quasiparticle appears in a topological antiferromagnet New finding could aid the search for fundamental axions, say physicists
Read article: Very thin films of a novel semimetal conduct electricity better than copper Advanced materials Research update Very thin films of a novel semimetal conduct electricity better than copper Result in niobium phosphide contradicts typical metal behaviour
Read article: Quasiparticles become massless – but only when they’re moving in the right direction Topological matter Research update Quasiparticles become massless – but only when they’re moving in the right direction Spectroscopy measurements reveal "smoking gun" signature of semi-Dirac fermions in a topological semimetal
Read article: Physicists close in on fractionally-charged electron mystery in graphene Topological matter Research update Physicists close in on fractionally-charged electron mystery in graphene Topological flat band may account for fractional quantum anomalous Hall effect recently observed in pentalayer moiré graphene
Read article: Spot the knot: using AI to untangle the topology of molecules Topological matter Feature Spot the knot: using AI to untangle the topology of molecules Solving a centuries-old mathematical puzzle could hold the key to understanding the function of many of the molecules of life
Read article: ‘Poor man’s Majoranas’ offer testbed for studying possible qubits Quantum computing Research update ‘Poor man’s Majoranas’ offer testbed for studying possible qubits A new approach could put Majorana particles on track to become a novel qubit platform, but some scientists doubt the results’ validity
Read article: Heat capacity measurements reveal Majorana fermions Particles and interactions Research update Heat capacity measurements reveal Majorana fermions Researchers in Japan and Korea say they have found evidence for the existence of these elusive quasiparticles in the thermodynamic behaviour of a Kitaev magnet