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Externally applied pressure induces superconductivity in the layer compound 1T-TaS2. Similarities to, and differences from, other superconducting systems promise exciting future experiments on this old, but suddenly rejuvenated, compound.

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Figure 1: Scheme of the idealized experiment suggested in the text.

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  1. Erio Tosatti is at the Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (SISSA), via Beirut 2, 34014 Trieste, Italy; at the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Strada Costiera 11, 34014, Trieste, Italy; and at the CNR-INFM Democritos National Simulation Center, via Beirut 2, 34014 Trieste, Italy. tosatti@sissa.it,

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Tosatti, E. Squash and sandwiches. Nature Mater 7, 929–930 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat2327

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