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We finally know why quantum ‘strange metals’ are so strange
For nearly 40 years, materials called ‘strange metals’ have flummoxed quantum physicists, defying explanation by operating outside the...
Aug 21, 20232 min read


Physicists confirm 67-year-old prediction of massless, neutral composite particle
In 1956, theoretical physicist David Pines predicted that electrons in a solid can do something strange. While they normally have a mass...
Aug 21, 20233 min read


Switching ‘spin’ on and off (and up and down) in quantum materials at room temperature
Researchers have found a way to control the interaction of light and quantum ‘spin’ in organic semiconductors, that works even at room...
Aug 17, 20234 min read


Visualizing the microscopic phases of magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene
A Princeton University-led team of scientists has imaged the precise microscopic underpinnings responsible for many quantum phases...
Aug 17, 20235 min read


Gold buckyballs, oft-used nanoparticle ‘seeds’ are one and the same
Rice University chemists have discovered that tiny gold “seed” particles, a key ingredient in one of the most common nanoparticle...
Aug 15, 20233 min read


Carbon-based quantum technology
Graphene nanoribbons have outstanding properties that can be precisely controlled. Researchers from Empa and ETH Zurich, in collaboration...
Aug 15, 20234 min read
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