A facet of string theory, the currently favoured route to a 'theory of everything', might help to explain some properties of exotic matter phases — such as some peculiarities of high-temperature superconductors.
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Zaanen, J. A black hole full of answers. Nature 448, 1000–1001 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/4481000a
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