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For the First Time, Scientists Reveal the Shape of Electrons—A Leap Forward in Quantum Research

For the first time, researchers have successfully measured the shape of an electron as it moves through a solid, opening a new window into understanding how electrons behave in different materials.

MIT scientists build terahertz microscope that reveals hidden superconducting motion

The implications of the breakthrough could ripple through multiple industries. A better understanding of how superconductivity behaves at quantum scales could accelerate the development of ...
EurekAlert!

Understanding how electrons 'dance' in topological semimetals

image: Pavan Hosur, assistant professor of physics at the University of Houston College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, received a $575,000 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from ...
New Scientist

DeepMind AI helps study strange electrons in chemical reactions

Machine-learning tools have taken us closer to understanding electrons and how they behave in chemical interactions, following news that UK-based AI company DeepMind, owned by Google’s parent company ...
Nanowerk

Can electricity flow without electrons?

Strange metals defy the 60-year-old understanding of electric current as a flow of discrete charges. (Nanowerk News) We all learned that electricity is caused by electrons moving in a metal. Each ...