Christian Schneider (IMAGE) University of Oldenburg Caption Christian Schneider is an expert for atomically-thin quantum materials. In his new project, he plans to investigate double layers of these 2D materials. In recent years scientists have discovered that the optical, mechanical and electronic properties of these structures can be fundamentally altered by twisting their crystal lattices against each other – an emergent field known as twistronics. Credit University of Oldenburg / Daniel Schmidt Usage Restrictions Use only in connection with press release and with appropriate credit License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.