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Rice's 'Quantum Critical' Theory Gets Experimental Boost


January 10, 2012

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New evidence this week supports a theory developed five years ago at Rice University to explain the electrical properties of unconventional superconductors and other classes of materials that have long vexed scientists. Physicists say the new findings published in Nature Materials, represent an important step toward the ultimate goal of creating a unified theoretical description of quantum effects in electronic materials at the border of magnetism and superconductivity.Full Story

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