The field of condensed matter physics explores the macroscopic and microscopic properties of matter. Condensed Matter physicists study how matter arises from a large number of interacting atoms and ...

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A new study reveals that the laws of physics don’t prohibit room-temperature superconductors, rekindling hope for a ...

A team of researchers led by Colorado State University graduate student Luke Wernert and Associate Professor Hua Chen has ...

A possible method for probing the properties of exotic particles that exist on the surfaces of an unusual type of ...

For the first time in history, researchers have successfully transformed light into a Supersolid—a unique state of matter ...

Researchers at Yonsei University in South Korea and other institutes recently discovered some undetectable condensed-matter ...

Condensed matter physics is one of the largest, most active branches of contemporary physics research. Simply speaking, scientists in this field study the properties and behaviour of solid and ...

Scientists have turned light into a supersolid for the first time in a groundbreaking new study. This milestone is a ...

Jain, Professor of Physics at Penn State University, has been awarded the prestigious 2025 Wolf Prize in Physics. Jain shares ...