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Majorana 1, science journalism, and other things
While I have many issues with how the Nobel Prizes are put together as an institution, the scientific achievements they have revealed have been some of the funnest concepts I’ve discovered in science, including the clever ways in which scientists … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexei Kitaev, Ben Feringa, Cassandra Willyard, curiosity, curiosity-driven research, David Thouless, Duncan Haldane, Fraser Stoddart, Jean-Pierre Sauvage, John Kosterlitz, Majorana 1, Majorana fermions, Microsoft, National Science Day, Nobel Prizes, quantum computing, science journalism, The Hindu, topological order
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Finding, and losing, Majorana
I’m looking forward to breaking down and understanding a new paper in Physical Review B soon – the sort of work of condensed-matter physics that’s complex enough to warrant a week-long dive into the subject but not so complex as … Continue reading
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Tagged Majorana fermions, Majorana zero modes, Microsoft, Physical Review B, Popular Science, quantum computer, quantum computing, topology
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