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David H. Freedman

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An Unexpected Twist Lights Up the Secrets of Turbulence

By David H. Freedman
September 3, 2020
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Having solved a central mystery about the “twirliness” of tornadoes and other types of vortices, William Irvine has set his sights on turbulence, the white whale of classical physics.

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What’s the Magic Behind Graphene’s ‘Magic’ Angle?

By David H. Freedman
May 28, 2019
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A new theoretical model may help explain the shocking onset of superconductivity in stacked, twisted carbon sheets.

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With a Simple Twist, a ‘Magic’ Material Is Now the Big Thing in Physics

By David H. Freedman
April 30, 2019
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The stunning emergence of a new type of superconductivity with the mere twist of a carbon sheet has left physicists giddy, and its discoverer nearly overwhelmed.

About the author

David H. Freedman is a Boston-based science writer. He is the author of five books, the most recent of which is WRONG, about the problems with the published findings of medical scientists and other types of expertise.
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