In a first, US scientists turn exciton superfluids into supersolids
In a first, scientists at Columbia University in New York and the University of Texas in Austin turned…
Physicists Have Achieved Quantum “Alchemy” by Exciting Electrons to High-Energy States
A promising—and powerful—new engineering breakthrough could soon enable researchers to alter the properties of materials by exciting electrons…
Excitons Let Scientists Reshape Quantum Materials With Less Light
Light can do more than illuminate a material. In some cases, it can temporarily change how electrons move…
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…
In a World-First, Scientists Directly Observe Elusive “Dark Excitons”
The TR-ARPES setup used in the research. Credit: Jeff Prine (OIST) Using one of the world’s most advanced…
“It’s Its Own New Thing” – Scientists Discover New State of Quantum Matter
UC Irvine physicists have discovered a new phase of quantum matter with unusual electron-hole pairings. The material’s resilience…