Physicists confirm elusive quantum spin liquid in new study (IMAGE)

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Physicists confirm elusive quantum spin liquid in new study

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An international team of scientists led by Rice's Pengcheng Dai has confirmed the existence of emergent photons and fractionalized spin excitations in a rare quantum spin liquid.

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Photo by Jeff Fitlow/Rice University.

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