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New research suggests the missing first “Shapiro step” in certain superconducting circuits can be explained by the natural non-linearity of the circuit itself, not by exotic particles called Majoranas. This finding is crucial because it challenges a key signature used to hunt for Majorana particles, which are important for building future quantum computers.
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Scientists made this discovery by measuring aluminum/tungsten ditelluride (Al/WTe2) Josephson junctions, which are a type of superconducting switch. The work highlights that more conventional physics must be ruled out before claiming evidence for Majorana states, making the search for these particles more rigorous.
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