Science can be difficult to explain to the public. In fact, any subfield of science can be difficult to explain to another ...

Topological insulators are strange stuff – the bulk of this material is insulating and cannot carry an electrical current, yet the surfaces of the same material are conducting. This means that charged ...

Researchers at Università Cattolica, Brescia campus, have discovered that the transition from insulating to conductive ...

The discovery of a dual topological insulator introduces a new method for creating topological flat minibands through electron interactions, which offer a promising platform for exploring exotic ...

Experiment has now proved the existence of the predicted three-dimensional 'topological insulator' in the semiconducting alloy Bi 1−x Sb x. One of the triumphs of quantum mechanics in the ...

Explaining a theoretical science concept to high school students requires a new way of thinking altogether, which is precisely what researchers did when they orchestrated a dance with high school ...

By shaping atoms with lasers and magnets, they mimicked a topological insulator. These unusual materials do all their conducting on the outermost surface only. The secret lies in harnessing a ...

This is just one reason why topological insulators are one of the hottest topics in physics right now. Flatland has a rigid social hierarchy in which social class depends on the number of sides a ...

Topological materials can be categorized into several types, including topological insulators, topological superconductors, and topological semimetals. Each type exhibits unique electronic properties ...

promising for applications in diverse fields ranging from optical communications to topological insulator lasers. A key goal in this field is the construction of a "utopian" network of resonators ...

By shaping atoms with lasers and magnets, they mimicked a topological insulator. These unusual materials do all their ...