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The coupling between quantum dot states in indium atomic chains can be controlled by precise positioning of the atoms on indium vacancies on an InAs surface.
The ensemble of massless electrons in graphene shows a collective non-zero inertia that can be measured by measuring the kinetic inductance of an encapsulated graphene device.
Artificial spin ice structures can be designed that allow for the induction of thermal fluctuations, with dynamics that depend on the material and the lattice geometry.
Dyakonov surface waves allow light to be guided in fully transparent dielectric nanosheets deposited on top of anisotropic optical materials with no losses and high directionality.
A DNA nanostructure can be used to create a multi-enzyme complex in which an artificial swinging arm facilitates hydride transfer between two coupled dehydrogenases.
Metallic nanowires can be sculpted out of semiconducting transition-metal dichalcogenide monolayers using focused electron-beam irradiation and have self-adaptive contacts to the semiconducting monolayers they are made from.