Putting a spin on topological matter

The impact of land accumulation and consolidation on population trends in the pre-industrial period: two contrasting cases in the Low Countries

“…160 Other important factories were those making use of surplus potatoes to produce starch, with significant ones in Foxhol (Eureka), Muntendam, Zuidbroek (Motké) and Oude Pekela (Oranja), the last of which burnt down in 1898. 161 This situation can be contrasted with nineteenth-century Zeeland (south-west Netherlands): beyond farming it had almost nothing, and it is therefore unsurprising that in conditions of land consolidation Zeeland lost large proportions of its population. 162 Another reason for the contraction of village communities in the western Betuwe after land consolidation was the absence or loss of welfare systems on which the rural poor could fall back.…”

Squids, fits and other magnetic bits

“…While this concept can be verified using regular transport measurements, the presence of net spins at the boundaries might be visible to an SSM, depending on how much spin can be accumulated. Some early testing of the concept showed no sign of an increased capacitance within the limits of the measurement setup used, though the setup and sample fabrication were not yet fully optimised [186].…”