What if you could create new materials just by shining a light at them? To most, this sounds like science fiction or alchemy, but to physicists investigating the burgeoning field of Floquet engineeri… [+8860 chars]
Quantum 'alchemy' made feasible with excitons - Phys.org
What if you could create new materials just by shining a light at them? To most, this sounds like science fiction or alchemy, but to physicists investigating the burgeoning field of Floquet engineering, this is the goal. With a periodic drive, like light, sci…
By:Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
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