MIT's Pablo Jarillo-Herrero awarded 2026 Kavli Prize in Nanoscience for pioneering twistronics research
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Julia C. Keller | School of Science
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MIT Professor Pablo Jarillo-Herrero has been awarded the 2026 Kavli Prize in Nanoscience, sharing the honor with Professors Eva Y. Andrei and Allan MacDonald. The trio is recognized for foundational work that established the field of "twistronics," which involves rotating 2D materials like graphene to a "magic angle" to unlock properties such as superconductivity and magnetism. Jarillo-Herrero is among 10 researchers worldwide to receive this year's prestigious Kavli Prize.
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· 3 pulledMIT professor of physics Pablo Jarillo-Herrero is among 10 researchers worldwide to receive this year's prestigious Kavli Prize.
Jarillo-Herrero is co-recipient of the 2026 Kavli Prize in Nanoscience 'for foundational work that established the field of twistronics.'
These three physicists are being honored for the theoretical foundation and experimental validation of a new field of 'twistronics,' where superconductivity, magnetism, and other properties can be obtained by rotating 2D materials such as graphene to a 'magic angle.'
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