Scientists Discover a Weird Material Made of Subatomic Particles (www.sciencealert.com)

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[-] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

Using a light-based technique called pump-probe spectroscopy, the researchers created and probed the behaviors of the excitons in their system – the electrons from the tungsten disulfide and the 'holes' from the tungsten diselenide.

Could be made up and I wouldn't know the difference.

It's crazy though how they're discovering a new material and matter state.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Idk, if this is helpful for you now, but getting acquainted with the idea of quantum quasi-particles should help a little with understanding what's being said there

[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

I linked a PBS spacetime video on this topic a couple weeks ago. Personal opinion but I found it much more accessible than the Wikipedia article.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I'm always good with PBS SpaceTime being recommended as a spring board! It's probably my favorite current pop-sci avenue for physics and cosmology out there

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