Researchers have identified a previously undetected magnetic order that could have significant implications for understanding and developing superconducting materials. The findings may accelerate the quest for more efficient, room-temperature superconductors and have broad technological impacts.
MIT professor Pablo Jarillo-Herrero has been honoured with the 2025 BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Basic Sciences, alongside Texas researcher Allan MacDonald, for pioneering work on the 'magic angle' in stacked graphene layers. Their discoveries have transformed our understanding of quantum materials, laying the foundation for potential advances in superconductivity and industrial technology.
A groundbreaking MIT theory posits that exotic quasiparticles known as 'anyons' may enable the unexpected coexistence of superconductivity and magnetism in certain quantum materials, challenging established beliefs and suggesting new directions for quantum computing and materials science.
Stay informed with curated insights delivered weekly to your inbox.