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Read article: Shaped light waves penetrate further into photonic crystals Nanophotonics Research update Shaped light waves penetrate further into photonic crystals Result overcomes Bragg-length barrier and could have important applications in optoelectronics
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Read article: Quantum dot array could make ultralow-energy switches 2D materials Research update Quantum dot array could make ultralow-energy switches Researchers observe nonlinear effect in a new kind of hybrid semiconductor
Read article: Superconductivity and quantum Hall effect coexist in novel nitride material Superconductivity Research update Superconductivity and quantum Hall effect coexist in novel nitride material GaN/NbN heterostructure supports both phenomena – which are usually mutually exclusive – and is now a candidate for topological quantum computing