print Dawn of the topological age?
by Devac
For semiconductors, the path from theoretical understanding to device implementation was neither linear nor easily predicted. Topological materials seem to be following a similar trajectory. We have theoretical understanding and many ideas for novel devices, but ongoing materials development suggests the tantalizing possibility of our being at the dawn of a topological age. Here, we describe what it means for materials to be topological and how topology raises the prospect of revolutionary new devices.