acatech membership for Claudia Felser
acatech, the German National Academy for Science and Engineering, which is sponsored by the Federal Government and the federal states, offers... [mehr]
Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Physik fester Stoffe
Axion particle spotted in solid-state crystal
The team found signatures of axion particles composed of Weyl-type electrons (Weyl fermions) in the correlated Weyl semimetal (TaSe₄)₂I. At... [mehr]
The best of two worlds: Magnetism and Weyl semimetals
These materials – magnetic Weyl semi-metals – are innately quantum but bridge the two worlds of topology and spintronics. Topological... [mehr]
„Chemistry meets Art“ – Sabine Wrabetz exhibits at MPI for Chemical Physics of Solids
„Chemistry meets Art“ will show over 22 of the artist's works this autumn. The exhibition will be inaugurated by the artist herself on... [mehr]
Speeding up the hydrogen production by the magic topological surface states
Water electrolysis could provide high-quality hydrogen gas that can be used in fuel cells directly. However, since noble metals, such as platinum... [mehr]
Discovery of Field-Induced Pair Density Wave State in Cuprate High Temperature Superconductors
Superconductors are quantum materials that are perfect transmitters of electricity and electronic information. Although they form the... [mehr]
Exhibition on the International Women’s Day
The exhibition aims to highlight the important aspects of some scientific discoveries that contributed to the development of the fields above... [mehr]
Good news for future tech: Exotic „topological“ materials are surprisingly common
In a major step forward for an area of research that earned the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics, an international team has found that substances with... [mehr]
Claudia Felser awarded the prestigious 2019 APS James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials
The American Physical Society (APS) has awarded the 2019 James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials to Prof. Claudia Felser, Managing Director at... [mehr]