Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Spotting the spin of the Majorana fermion under the microscope

10/17/2017 05:23 PM EDT

Majorana fermion

Using a new twist on a technique for imaging atomic structures, researchers at Princeton University have detected a unique quantum property of the Majorana fermion, an elusive particle with the potential for use in quantum information systems.


Full story at https://blogs.princeton.edu/research/2017/10/12/spotting-the-spin-of-the-majorana-fermion-under-the-microscope/

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Princeton University


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