Electrons play many roles in solid materials. When they are weakly bound and able to travel—i.e., mobile—they can enable ...

Quantum mechanics describes the unconventional properties of subatomic particles, like their ability to exist in a ...

In a breakthrough that could transform the understanding of quantum magnetism, scientists have shown that a spinon, which was ...

By making electrons behave as waves, a collaboration of researchers from Israel and China has produced light with quantum effects, a necessary step towards controlling quantum computers ...

As few as five electrons in a semiconductor can exhibit collective behaviour, forming a “Coulomb liquid”, according to researchers in Europe. This extends the study of correlated systems to electron ...

The photoelectric effect, first explained in 1905, transformed our understanding of how light interacts with matter. When high-energy light hits atoms, it knocks electrons loose. This process powers ...

Quantum dots beat traditional photosensitizers at their own game. They tackle reactions once thought too tough for ...