Mysterious Hidden Quantum Phase in a 2D Crystal Captured by Scientists for the First Time - SciTechDaily

Single-shot spectroscopy techniques provide scientists with a new understanding of a mysterious light-driven process. Harold “Doc” Edgerton, the late MIT professor, developed high-speed strobe-flash photography in the 1960s that allowed us to visualize events…

BySandi Miller, MIT Department of PhysicsJuly 31, 2022 This illustration represents the light-induced collapse of the nanoscale charge order in a 2D crystal of tantalum disulfide (star-shapes) and t… [+5541 chars]

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