An international research team discovered that almost all materials in nature exhibit at least one topological state, contradicting the 40-year-old assumption that topological materials are rare and esoteric.
Scientists have synthesized the first belt-shaped molecular nanocarbon with a twisted Moebius band topology - a Moebius carbon nanobelt - that paves the way for the development of nanocarbon materials with complex topological structures.
Scientists must make ever more sophisticated measurements as technology shrinks to the nanoscale and we face global challenges from the effects of climate change.
Controlling electrical signals using single molecules enables the miniaturization of transistors in integrated circuits down to the atomic level. This research area of molecular electronics not only paves the way for the next generation of ultra-powerful computers, but also for entirely new electronic systems and methods.
Scientists have verified a novel binding mechanism forming a molecule between a tiny charged particle and in atomic measures gigantic Rydberg atom. The scientists could observe spatially resolved the molecule with the help of a self-build ion microscope.
Floquet physics investigates exotic out-of-equilibrium matter phases by applying an external temporal drive. Metamaterials offer several platforms to create tailored nanostructured, and now time-modulated, materials. Connecting these two platforms into Floquet metamaterials offers great opportunities for extreme wave control.