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Topological insulators: Star material

A new class of materials is poised to take condensed-matter physics by storm. Geoff Brumfiel looks at what is making topological insulators all the rage.

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Brumfiel, G. Topological insulators: Star material. Nature 466, 310–311 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/466310a

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