Press releases

• Manchester scientists found novel one-dimensional superconductor - 24 April 2024
• Manchester group discovers 'radically different' physics in graphene superlattices - 13 October 2020

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Media coverage

Newspapers

• Young Scientists discuss fostering next-generation innovation in physics, medicine and AI, 4 February 2026. Reported by Yara Abi Farraj, Middle East Economy. U.A.E.
• Young Scientists Forum discusses fostering next-generation innovation, 4 February 2026. BelTA. Belarus.
• Young Scientists Forum Drives Momentum in Global Scientific Innovation, 4 February 2026, OneArabia. U.A.E.
• Young Scientists Forum discusses fostering next-generation innovation, 4 February 2026, WAM, U.A.E.
• الفضول العلمي يشجّع الباحثين على المخاطرة الفكرية (Scientific discovery encourages researchers to take intellectual risks), 1 February 2026, Al Khaleej, U.A.E.
• نخبة العقول البشرية تضيء على اكتشافات تضع العلم على قمم غير مسبوقة, (The elite of human minds shines on discoveries that put science on unprecedented peaks.), 1 February 2026, AlBayan, Bahrain.
• نخبة العقول البشرية تضيء على اكتشافات علمية خارقة تضع العلم على قمم غير مسبوقة (The elite of human minds shed light on extraordinary scientific discoveries that put science on unprecedented hegihts), 1 February 2026, WAM. U.A.E.
• Dr. Julien Barrier Leads Quantum Group at Max Planck, 20 November 2025. The Science Talk, Germany.
• Domain walls in twisted graphene make 1D superconductors, 15 May 2024. Reported by Isabelle Dumé. Physics World. U.K.
• Bienvenue dans le zoo des quasi-particules, 24 January 2024. Reported by Simon Devos. Epsiloon. France.
• Tour du monde des campus en tems de crise, 24 June 2021. Reported by Zoe Courtois. AEF Info. France.
• New family of quasiparticles appears in graphene, 30 November 2020. Reported by Isabelle Dumé, Physics World. U.K.
• Graphene researchers throw physics out the window, 16 November 2020. Reported by Sarah Lawton, Laboratory News. U.K.
• Poursuivre sa thèse confiné(e), issue 59, September 2020. Reported by Lilia Bouraoui, 10 rue V@uquelin - le bulletin d’ESPCI Alumni. France.
• Trophée des ingénieurs du futur : lauréats et nommés dans la catégorie Recherche, 23 December 2019. Reported by Manuel Moragues, Industrie & Technologies. France.
• Julien Barrier, l’électron libre, 5 December 2019. Reported by Olivier James, L’Usine Nouvelle. France.
• Découvrez le monde de l’informatique libre, 27 April 2012. Reported by Myriam Tricocci Robert, Metro Toulon. France.
• Informatique : la liberté à portée de clic, 14 January 2011. Reported by Thierry Turpin, La Marseillaise. France.
• Actualités locales, 31 August 2010. Reported by Jacky Laurent, Var Matin La Seyne-sur-Mers. France.

Radio / podcasts

• Nanoscience from the birthplace of graphene ft. Julien Barrier. 8 August 2022. Under the Microscope Podcast, Produced by The Science Talk. 32’.
• Graphene with Julien Barrier. 15 March 2022. British Science Week! Podcast, Produced by University of Manchester Physics Outreach. 8’.
• Cyber Culture. 27 Septembre 2014, 2:00pm, Radio Ici & Maintenant FM 95.2 MHz, Paris, France. Produced by Olivier Piquepé. 3h30’.
• Jappix. La Voix du Libre, 13 July 2011, 9:30am, Radio RMLL (web), Québec, Canada. Produced by Yannick Pavard. 19’.
• Morning News, 10 January 2010, 7:30am, France Bleu Provence FM 109.2MHz, Toulon, France. 4’

Interviews

• A research story: advancing mesoscopic physics, 27 November 2020. Reported by Sarah Lawton. Laboratory News. U.K.
• “Nous voulons garantir les libertés des utilisateurs” 29 April 2012. Reported by David Latour. Var Matin Toulon. France.
• Jappix, interview de Julien Barrier October 2010. Reported by Aline Hof. Linux Pratique Essentiel Issue 16, p5-7. France.

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Images

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Graphene superlattices

Brown-Zak fermions

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