Fractional “particles” could mean new electronics: Quasiparticles might lead to new kinds of quantum computers - [News]

Who knew you could get change for an electron? Researchers have designed a nanoelectronic circuit that can tease into existence a strange new kind of quantum “particle.” Its existence confirms decades of speculation about the behavior of electronic circuits in very low temperatures and high magnetic fields—and opens the door for possible applications in next-generation quantum computers.