When Heike Kamerlingh Onnes cooled mercury to a few degrees above absolute zero in 1911, its electrical resistance dropped ...

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Condensed matter physics examines the collective behaviour of vast assemblies of interacting particles in solids and liquids. It seeks to explain how the arrangement and quantum states of electrons ...

Dark states are quantum states in which a system does not interact with external fields, such as light (i.e., photons) or electromagnetic fields. These states, which generally occur due to ...

In topological condensed matter physics, where major discoveries could hold big implications for fields like information technology, the reliability of such discoveries could be greatly enhanced by ...

The Condensed Matter and Materials Research Committee (CMMRC) is responsible for advising the National Academies' Board on Physics and Astronomy on the fields of condensed matter science and materials ...

I am a theorist and PhD candidate in condensed matter and AMO physics. My research investigates the thermodynamics of quantum fluids in novel geometries which has relevance to physics on both ...

A simple roll of tape and graphite led to a major scientific breakthrough. Researchers isolated graphene, a single layer of carbon atoms. This discovery proved that two-dimensional crystals could be ...