# MIT grew a new family of quantum materials. Electrons in them act like they live in four dimensions.

- slug: mit-grew-a-new-family-of-quantum-materials-electrons-in-them-act-like-they-live-in-four-dimensio
- date: 2026-04-06
- category: Quantum Computing

MIT grew moiré crystals by the thousands using chemical synthesis instead of hand-assembly. Inside them, electrons inhabit a four-dimensional electronic world that researchers can now map at scale. No, the electrons are not actually in a fourth dimension.

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