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  1. Physicists discover important new property for graphene

    Feb 8, 2021 · A new property Graphene is composed of a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in hexagons resembling a honeycomb structure. Since the material’s discovery, scientists …

  2. Physicists discover a “family” of robust, superconducting graphene ...

    Jul 8, 2022 · MIT physicsts identified new multilayered configurations of graphene that can be twisted and stacked to elicit robust superconductivity at low temperatures. The study …

  3. MIT physicists observe key evidence of unconventional ... - MIT News

    Nov 6, 2025 · MIT physicists observed key evidence of unconventional superconductivity in magic-angle graphene. The findings could lead to the development of higher-temperature …

  4. MIT physicists discover a new type of superconductor that’s also a ...

    May 22, 2025 · MIT scientists were surprised to discover a “chiral superconductor” — a material that conducts electricity without resistance, and also, paradoxically, is magnetic — in …

  5. How can electrons split into fractions of themselves? - MIT News

    Nov 18, 2024 · MIT physicists have taken a key step toward solving the puzzle of what leads electrons to split into fractions of themselves. Their solution sheds light on the conditions that …

  6. Using graphene foam to filter toxins from drinking water

    Aug 4, 2021 · A team led by MIT's Ju Li has devised a highly efficient method for removing uranium from drinking water by applying an electric charge to graphene oxide foam to capture …

  7. Turning desalination waste into a useful resource - MIT News

    Feb 13, 2019 · Chemical processing could turn brine from desalination plants into useful industrial chemicals like sodium hydroxide, so that it doesn’t need to be dumped back into the sea.

  8. A new approach to water desalination - MIT News

    Jul 2, 2012 · Graphene sheets with precisely controlled pores have potential to purify water more efficiently than existing methods.

  9. Physicists discover — and explain — unexpected magnetism in an ...

    Jan 23, 2025 · MIT physicists have created an ultrathin, two-dimensional material with unusual magnetic properties. They did so by working with three layers of graphene. Each layer is …

  10. Study reveals a reaction at the heart of many renewable energy ...

    Jan 16, 2024 · A reaction to reconsider The researchers also discovered, to their surprise, that the two reactions have equal rates not at neutral pH 7, where hydronium and hydroxide …