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Charge topology in superconductors

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X-ray images of cuprate superconductors reveal the fractured, defect-riddled backbone on which superconductivity develops. The results take us a step closer to understanding how supercurrent flows on small spatial scales. See Letter p.359

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Carlson, E. Charge topology in superconductors. Nature 525, 329–330 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/525329a

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