Trilayer Graphene Could Decode Secrets of High-Temperature Superconductivity
The breakthrough
discovered
that when an ultrathin carbon layer, known as graphene, is stacked together and twisted to a magic angle, that novel double-layered structure changes into a superconductor, enabling electricity to flow without energy waste or any kind of resistance.
Artist rendition of twisted trilayer graphene. Image Credit: Polina Shmatkova and Margarita Davydova.
In what seemed to be a literal twist, Harvard University researchers have now taken that superconducting system to a whole new level by adding a third layer and rotating it, paving the way for continued developments in graphene-based superconductivity.
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2020 was a blur. So many important things happened in the Tri-County area, from COVID-19 to racial justice protests to the recession. Oh, and a presidential election.
Here is a look at the Top 10 most-read stories from 2020 on WCBU.org.
In the wake of George Floyd’s death in Minnesota, a 28-year-old Galesburg man faced federal charges for allegedly inciting riots in Chicago and Minneapolis. There were also incidents of vandalism and looting throughout Peoria and many other communities in early June, part of a larger nationwide civil unrest tied to Floyd’s death. What s happening in our city, our state, and our nation, is beyond horrendous and repulsive, said Peoria Mayor Jim Ardis.
Courtesy The Kim Group
The long-vacant property at a busy Peoria intersection might have a combination of retail and residential buildings in the not-too-distant future.
According to developer Katie Kim of The Kim Group, plans are progressing for development of the former Jim McComb Chevrolet site at the corner of War Memorial Drive and University Street.
“We’re working with the owners of the property right now to redevelop the roughly five acres that are right there at that southeast corner,” said Kim. “We have a financial institution that has the 1.6 acres right at the corner under contract.”
Kim said that the original hope was to have a single entity purchase and develop the entire site, but dividing the property has emerged as the desired scenario.