This is just one reason why topological insulators are one of the hottest topics in physics right now. Flatland has a rigid social hierarchy in which social class depends on the number of sides a ...

Topological insulators are materials that are insulating in their interior but can support the flow of electrons on their surface. The underlying cause is time-reversal symmetry: their physics is ...

A team of international researchers has shown that four-dimensional structures can influence the mechanical and topological properties ... of the fourth dimension in the structure of the quasicrystal.

"If this works, it might reveal even more unexpected secrets hidden at dimension 1.58," she says. "The topological features of fractals really show the richness of going into uncharted dimensions." ...