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'Material universe' yields surprising new particle
« on: November 26, 2015, 08:33:31 pm »
http://phys.org/news/2015-11-material-universe-yields-particle.html

An international team of researchers has predicted the existence of a new type of particle called the type-II Weyl fermion in metallic materials. When subjected to a magnetic field, the materials containing the particle act as insulators for current applied in some directions and as conductors for current applied in other directions. This behavior suggests a range of potential applications, from low-energy devices to efficient transistors.
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