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‘Back to basics’ approach helps unravel new phase of matter

27 Sep 2021

A new phase of matter, thought to be understandable only using quantum physics, can be studied with far simpler classical methods.

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Excitation of a spin liquid on a honeycomb lattice with neutrons.

New state of matter detected in a two-dimensional material

04 Apr 2016

Researchers have observed the ‘fingerprint’ of a mysterious new quantum state of matter in a two-dimensional material, in which electrons break apart...

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