topological
Americanadjective
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This field is important because it can bring about topological quantum computing, a hypothetical way of storing and manipulating quantum information while protecting it against errors.
From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026
They found that standard methods for producing entangled photons can contain previously unseen topological structures.
From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026
Among them are massless spin waves similar to graphene's electron waves, as well as low dispersion bands associated with localized states and even topological effects that span multiple bands.
From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026
In the experiments overseen by Smoleński and Imamoğlu, the researchers were able to tune the electrons between topological states that behave as insulators and those that conduct electricity like metals.
From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026
Because it’s a topological map, you are in a universe where the spaces between points don’t matter and all that counts is the sequence of stops and where the lines cross.
From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd
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