MIT researchers manage to tune graphene to behave as an insulator or a superconductor

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'Wonder material' created by stacking graphene sheets

Researchers at MIT and Harvard University have uncovered a "wonder material" that they claim can exhibit curious electronic properties. Published in two papers in Nature, the team of physicians'...

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