Researchers Stretch a Quantum Material and Uncover Two Hidden Superconducting States
CsV3Sb5 is an unusual quantum material known as a kagome metal, named for the interconnected triangular pattern of…
Scientists Directly Observe the Hidden Geometry of Electrons
A well-known topological material has revealed an unexpected, controllable feature of its electronic structure. Credit: Shutterstock Scientists have…
Physicists Tackle a Classic Quantum Problem With a Powerful New Computational Method
An AI-generated illustration depicting the Kondo effect. Conducting electrons in a metal are shown interacting with the spin…
Researchers Turned “Empty Space” Into a Tool for Superconductivity
Schematic of vacuum-fluctuation-enhanced superconductivity. Credit: USTC Researchers used a specially designed cavity to strengthen quantum vacuum fluctuations and…
In 1879, Edwin Hall discovered an electrical effect thought to need a perpendicular magnetic field; 147 years later, scientists have shown it can work with the field in-plane
An atomic force microscopy scan of a nanometer-sized device developed by Carnegie Mellon scientists that demonstrates a new…
Graphene superconductivity switched off, proving electrons drive it
Researchers have completely switched off superconductivity in magic-angle graphene by weakening interactions between electrons, providing strong evidence that…
MIT scientists watched electrons rebuild inside a quantum material; one phase grew like an ice crystal |
Deep inside a crystal cooled to nearly -230°C, MIT physicists have caught something rarely seen in quantum materials:…
Physicists Discover Time Crystals Can Communicate Across a Semiconductor
Researchers found that multiple continuous time crystals can behave collectively rather than as isolated oscillators. Credit: SciTechDaily.com Separate…
Quantum Fluctuations Break a Crystal’s Symmetry Rules
Illuminating the crystal with light with a built-in sense of rotation (white beam) reveals regions where the star-of-David…
Light Reveals the Hidden Quantum Motion Inside an Exotic Crystal
Researchers used light to reveal the collective motion of electrons forming a Wigner crystal. Credit: Enrique Sahagún, Scixel…
Physicists watch a material’s electrons assemble, and reassemble, into coexisting phases | MIT News
A tall glass of ice water isn’t just a thirst quencher; it’s also an everyday example of coexisting…
US scientists reveal hidden magnetism in ultrathin quantum material
A team of U.S. researchers has uncovered evidence of a newly proposed form of magnetism in an ultrathin…