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MIT engineers reveal a novel discovery in semiconductors, well-known materials that have been the subject of intensive study for over 100 years due to their numerous applications in electronic devices.
An MIT team reports a giant response of semiconductors to light and explains the atomic origins of the phenomenon. The materials’ stiffness increases up to 40 percent in the reversible effect.