Researchers Predict A New State Of Matter In Semiconductors

[Physics News]

Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2006 05:00:00 +0100
Researchers Predict A New State Of Matter In Semiconductors
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...1215091036.htm

Conventional matter exists in three familiar forms-solid, liquid and gas. But under special circumstances, quantum theory predicts exotic states of matter, such as superconductors in which electrons flow with no resistance and Bose-Einstein condensates in which atoms move as a collective whole. Now, in the December 15 issue of the journal Science, three Stanford physicists theorize a new state of matter that may pave the way for electronic devices that dissipate less energy and generate less heat.