WorldPingLiquid-crystal-like magnetism explains puzzling properties in a rare-earth compound
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In some materials, physical properties don't emerge from their individual particles, but from the collective behavior of their quantum spins.
Now, researchers led by Pengcheng Dai at Rice University in the U.S.
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- Reported by Phys.org and published Thu, 08 Oct 2026 19:20:15 UTC.
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