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An important step towards detecting fractons in quantum spin liquids

A more realistic quantum model has revealed evidence that strange, nearly immobile quasiparticles called fractons could exist in solid materials. Their inability to move freely could make them promising building blocks for unusually robust quantum information storage.

An important step towards detecting fractons in quantum spin liquids

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A more realistic quantum model has revealed evidence that strange, nearly immobile quasiparticles called fractons could exist in solid materials.

Their inability to move freely could make them promising building blocks for unusually robust quantum information storage.

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A more realistic quantum model has revealed evidence that strange, nearly immobile quasiparticles called fractons could exist in solid materials. Their inability to move freely could make them promising building blocks for unusually robust quantum information storage.

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