Dr Roman Gorbachev
13 Dec 2013 Research by a University of Manchester scientist has been included in the top 10 breakthroughs in physics in 2013, as judged by Physics World magazine. Dr Roman Gorbachev was highly commended for research he and his team carried out the first measurement of Hofstadter's butterfly in a solid-state system. The recognition, jointly awarded to Philip Kim of Columbia University and Pablo Jarillo-Herrero and Ray Ashoori at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology , was part of research Dr Gorbachev was leading combining graphene with other 2D materials. The groups demonstrated that graphene, when combined with materials such as boron nitride, paves the way for vast new areas of scientific discovery and previously unheard-of applications. Top spot in the list was taken by the IceCube South Pole Neutrino Observatory for making the first observations of cosmic neutrinos. Hamish Johnston, editor of physicsworld.com said: "The ability to detect cosmic neutrinos is a remarkable achievement that gives astronomers a completely new way of studying the cosmos. The judges of the 2013 award were also impressed with the IceCube collaboration's ability to build and operate a huge and extremely sensitive detector in the most remote and inhospitable place on Earth".
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