#twistronics — Public Fediverse posts
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Physicist Allan MacDonald becomes first Canadian to win Kavli nanoscience prize
IVAN SEMENIUK SCIENCE REPORTER
The Globe and Mail (Ontario Edition)
Jun 11, 2026Allan MacDonald, a #Canadian #physicist based in the United States who is best known for helping to usher in the field of “#Twistronics” has been named a winner of this year’s #Kavli Prize in #nanoscience
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Congratiolations! Quantum physicist Christian Schneider @SchneiderQMat @UniOldenburg has been awarded a Consolidator Grant from @ERC_Research for his project on twisted 2D materials. #ERCCoG #twistronics #quantummaterials #nanotechnology
https://nachrichten.idw-online.de/2024/12/05/erc-grant-for-quantum-physicist-christian-schneider-novel-quantum-materials-in-the-spotlight -
MIT physicists turn pencil lead into "gold"
https://news.mit.edu/2023/mit-physicists-turn-pencil-lead-into-gold-1114
#ycombinator #MIT_Materials_Research_Laboratory #graphite #Graphene #Twistronics #Long_Ju #electron_correlation #pentalayer_rhombohedral_stacked_graphene #s_SNOM #Tonghang_Han #Zhengguang_Lu #Tianyi_Han -
https://phys.org/news/2023-10-scientists-flipping-layers-heterostructures-properties.html
By incorporating different materials, it becomes possible to combine the properties of individual layers, producing new #optoelectronic devices with tailor-made properties. This opens the door to exploring fundamental #physics, such as interlayer #excitons, #twistronics, and more.