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Physicists from Rice University and TU Wien collaborated on an experiment that measured the quantum entanglement of a quantum critical metal.

United States, Austria

Who
Qimiao Si, Silke Paschen, Rice University, TU Wien
What
Physicists from Rice University and TU Wien collaborated on an experiment that measured the quantum entanglement of a quantum critical metal.
When
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 21:01:00 GMT · 2h 4m ago
Where
United States, Austria ·
Why
This work allows for a new way to understand the collective state of matter in quantum critical metals where electrons lose their individual identity.
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This research provides a new framework for understanding the collective behavior of electrons in quantum critical metals, potentially leading to advancements in quantum information technologies. It suggests that highly collective quantum materials, like strange metals, exhibit particularly high entanglement.

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