Fingernail-sized device simplifies manipulation of 2D materials for twistronics

https://techxplore.com/news/2024-09-device-2d-materials-twistronics.html

"replaces one by one twisting by controlling electron density, twist angle... 2 hexagonal boron nitride pieces... tune the nonlinear response of the resulting device opens the door to a whole new class of devices in optics and photonics... transistors, solar cells, quantum computers, low-loss optical communication light sources"

Related: New material with wavy layers of atoms exhibits unusual superconducting properties

https://phys.org/news/2024-09-material-wavy-layers-atoms-unusual.html