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Solid-state science and technology in the twentieth century was defined by the transistor and the integrated circuit. Will the quest for a quantum spin liquid, which is inspired by theoretical and experimental advances, spawn the information technology of tomorrow?

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Figure 1: The arrangement of certain metal ions in a kagome lattice can cause magnetic frustration.

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  1. Kenneth R. Poeppelmeier is in the Department of Chemistry at Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3113, USA,

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  2. Masaki Azuma is in the Materials and Structures Laboratory at Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan,

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Poeppelmeier, K., Azuma, M. A new spin on frustration. Nature Chem 3, 758–759 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.1160

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