罗格斯大学的物理学家们刚刚发现了一种奇特的新物态

At the edge of two exotic materials, scientists have discovered a new state of matter called a "quantum liquid crystal" that behaves unlike anything we've seen before. When a conductive Weyl semimetal and a magnetic spin ice meet under a powerful magnetic field, strange and exciting quantum behavior emerges—electrons flow in odd directions and break traditional symmetry. These findings could open doors to creating ultra-sensitive quantum sensors and exploring exotic states of matter in extreme environments.

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Tsung-Chi Wu, Yueqing Chang, Ang-Kun Wu, Michael Terilli, Fangdi Wen, Mikhail Kareev, Eun Sang Choi, David Graf, Qinghua Zhang, Lin Gu, Zhentao Wang, Jedediah H. Pixley, Jak Chakhalian.Electronic anisotropy and rotational symmetry breaking at a Weyl semimetal/spin ice interface.Science Advances, 2025; 11 (24) DOI:10.1126/sciadv.adr6202