Twisted stacks of 2-D carbon act like a weird type of superconductor

“Magic-angle” graphene could help solve the puzzle of how unconventional superconductors work

An illustration shows a magnifying glass inspecting a materal made of three layers. Inside are pairs of electrons.

A material made of three layered and rotated graphene sheets (illustrated in purple) shows evidence of unconventional superconductivity. In the material, electrons (yellow) pair up in a way that allows them to travel without resistance.

Sampson Wilcox and Emily Theobald/MIT RLE

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