Majorana fermions – the answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything?
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Conceptual close-up of the Majorana nano-device
Conceptual zoomed-out overview of the Majorana devices.
Conceptual close-up of the Majorana nano-device
Majorana fermions might be the sole component of the dark matter in our Universe (Photo: ESO/L. Calçada)
Conceptual close-up of the Majorana nano-device
Leo Kouwenhoven and his team in the lab
Leo Kouwenhoven in the lab
Article Summary
Physicists at the Delft University of Technology, Netherlands, have achieved a milestone that might soon revolutionize the world of quantum computing, quantum physics, and perhaps shed new light on the mystery of the dark matter in our universe. Experimenting with nanoelectronics, a group led by Prof. Leo Kouwenhoven has succeeded in detecting the elusive Majorana fermion in the laboratory, without the need for a particle accelerator.
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