World’s first terahertz microscope reveals quantum jiggle in electrons
MIT physicists have built a new microscope that can see quantum motion inside superconductors using terahertz light. The…
Terahertz microscope reveals the motion of superconducting electrons | MIT News
You can tell a lot about a material based on the type of light you shine at it:…
This New Optical Crystal Could Power Next-Generation Quantum and Semiconductor Tools
Chinese researchers have developed a new type of optical crystal that addresses existing supply bottlenecks and opens new…
Superconductivity Breakthrough Brings Practical Use Closer than Ever, as Team Unveils “Hidden Magnetic Order in the Pseudogap”
In the quest for room-temperature superconductivity, an international team of physicists has uncovered a link between magnetism and…
What breaks quantum monogamy? Electron crowding delivers a surprise
Are quantum particles polygamous? New experiments suggest some of them abandon long-standing partnerships when conditions get crowded. Quantum…
“This Will Be a New Chapter in Quantum Physics”: Odd Quasiparticles May Explain a Pair of Quantum Experiments That Baffled Scientists
The unexpected coexistence of superconductivity and magnetism observed in two experiments this year has finally been explained by…
Anything-goes “anyons” may be at the root of surprising quantum experiments | MIT News
In the past year, two separate experiments in two different materials captured the same confounding scenario: the coexistence…
MIT physicists observe key evidence of unconventional superconductivity in magic-angle graphene | MIT News
Superconductors are like the express trains in a metro system. Any electricity that “boards” a superconducting material can…
Ultra-thin quantum sensors survive 30,000 times the pressure of air
The world of quantum physics is mysterious. But what happens when that realm of subatomic particles is placed…
Scientists Have Summoned a Massless Demon Particle
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Physicists see heat move as a wave after 90 years of theory
Physicists at MIT have achieved a major feat, capturing a bizarre quantum effect called second sound on film,…
Scientists Discover Strange New Quantum Behavior in Superconducting Material
Researchers confirmed active flat bands in a kagome superconductor, opening new possibilities for designing quantum materials and future…