Tag: You Zhou

  • Nation & World

    Harvard-led researchers document quantum melting of Wigner crystals

    In 1934, physicist Eugene Wigner made a theoretical prediction that suggested how a metal that normally conducts electricity could turn into a nonconducting insulator when the density of electrons is reduced. Now a team of Harvard physicists has finally experimentally documented this transition.

    4 minutes
    Illustration of quantum phase transition.
  • Nation & World

    Have silicon switches met their match?

    Silicon has few serious competitors as the material of choice in the electronics industry. Now, Harvard researchers have engineered a quantum material called a correlated oxide to perform comparably with the best silicon switches.

    6 minutes