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Peking University, March 19, 2025: A research team led by Professor Sun Qing-Feng in colloboration with Professor He Lin’s research group from Beijing Normal University has achieved orbital ...

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A team of researchers has identified atomic distortions that may be linked with high-temperature superconductivity in a ...