They didn't discover the "majorana particle". That doesn't even make sense. That's like saying they "discovered the dirac fermion".
The group got indirect evidence of a quasi particle with majorana fermion properties. A lot of scientists in the solid state community have known about these and, I hate to break it to the reporter, but a number have gotten evidence of similar systems. This study just happens to be a particularly good one.
The group got indirect evidence of a quasi particle with majorana fermion properties. A lot of scientists in the solid state community have known about these and, I hate to break it to the reporter, but a number have gotten evidence of similar systems. This study just happens to be a particularly good one.
