Unusual Quantum Liquid on Crystal Surface Could Inspire Future Electronics

For the first time, an experiment has directly imaged electron orbits in a high-magnetic field. The electrons, when kept at very low temperatures to allow their quantum behaviors to emerge, can spontaneously travel in identical elliptical paths on the surface of a crystal of bismuth, forming a quantum fluid state. This behavior has been predicted but never seen, and may pave the way to faster and more efficient electronics.

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