The topological classification of all known non-magnetic crystalline compounds is now complete, revealing thousands of new candidate topological materials waiting to be explored in the lab.
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Lantagne-Hurtubise, É., Franz, M. Topology in abundance. Nat Rev Phys 1, 183–184 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42254-019-0041-7
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