Sir Brian Pippard: 1920–2008
Physicist proved the existence of the Fermi surface
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Pulsar signal for mobile phones
New technology is inspired by pulses from within the Crab nebula
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Cold fermions could simulate superconductors
The first Mott insulator of fermionic atoms may lead to new ways of studying condensed matter systems
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Shedding light on artificial atoms
New technique of 'amplitude spectroscopy' works at frequencies where conventional spectroscopy is difficult
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Graphene pioneers bag Europhysics prize
Andre Geim and Kostya Novoselov recognized for discovering new carbon material just one atom thick
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Spin-flip speed is pushed to the limit
Physicists discover a faster way to store data using spin-polarized electrons
Spinning electrons make for an unconventional metal
Simple exception to Landau-Fermi liquid could provide new route to spintronics
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Stretching the boundaries of electronics
Material can be stretched by up to 70% and is still electrically conductive
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Ballistic breakthrough could lead to molecular logic gates
Electrons travel with ease between benzene and platinum
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Cold atoms could help build ‘spintronics’ transistor
Analogue "may help understand problems in real systems"
