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Quantum Breakthrough: Scientists Discover First One-Dimensional Topological Insulator (scitechdaily.com)

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Scientists have identified a one-dimensional topological insulator that could revolutionize quantum computing and solar cell efficiency. This groundbreaking discovery paves the way for advancements in quantum computing and solar cell efficiency.

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[–] Dkarma@lemmy.world 29 points 2 years ago (2 children)

They built a chain of tellurium instead of a cube or a sheet of it and cut it using a new very accurate technique to be 1 atom wide chain. They verified the endpoints are cut cleanly with radio image microscopy I think.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago

Once again, that's over my head. I appreciate you adding context. Thanks! I have slightly more understanding of what this means.