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  • The Material That Both Conducts Electricity — And Doesn’t

    The Material That Both Conducts Electricity — And Doesn’t

    Metals, which conduct electricity, and insulators, which don’t, are polar opposites. At least that’s what we’ve believed until now. But we have discovered that a well-known insulator can simultaneously act like a conductor in certain measurements. We don’t yet know the reason for this mysterious behaviour but it is likely due to new and exciting…