2D topological crystalline insulator turns decade-old prediction into reality Physicists from University of Jyväskylä and Aalto University (Finland) have experimentally realized a two-dimensional topological crystalline insulator. This is a quantum material that has been theoretically predicted for more than a decade but had remained inaccessible due to materials challenges.

2D topological crystalline insulator turns decade-old prediction into reality Physicists from University of Jyväskylä and Aalto University (Finland) have experimentally realized a two-dimensional...

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Ion trap enables 1 minute in the nanocosmos At the Department of Ion Physics and Applied Physics at the University of Innsbruck, a research team has succeeded for the first time in storing electrically charged helium nanodroplets in an ion trap for up to one minute.

✨Tiny helium droplets, held captive by electricity, floated in a trap for a *minute*!🤯 Innsbruck scientists unlock a new realm of nanoscale control.🔬 #nanophysics

Source: phys.org/news/2026-01-ion-enables...