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3D image of a quasi-particle interference spectrum of a monatomic superconducting tin layer on a silicon substrate.

Stealing Electrons and Reversing Time

posted on February 16, 2023

Professor Hanno Weitering and Associate Professor Steve Johnston led a team that discovered silicon can host a form of superconductivity, which could bring quantum technologies closer to industrial scale production.

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