#SuperSolid

Dustcircle

@dustcircle.bsky.social

1 month ago

Physicists push quantum boundaries by turning a superfluid into a supersolid — and back — for the first time Physicists saw excitons, a type of quasiparticle, undergo a reversible phase transition from superfluid to supersolid for the first time, opening new doors for studying extreme states of matter.

#Physicists push #quantum boundaries by turning a #superfluid into a #supersolid — and back — for the first time

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BIST-Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology

@bist.eu

1 month ago

For the first time researchers at @icfo.eu, in collab w @uab.cat, have directly imaged a spin-orbit-coupled #supersolid, providing compelling evidence of both their solid & #superfluid features

#SuperStates #QuantumPhysics #BISTCommunity

👉 bist.eu/direct-imagi...

Author J. Scott Coatsworth

@jscottcoatsworth.bsky.social

8 months ago

Writer Fuel: Scientists Transformed Light Into a Supersolid For the first time, researchers have transformed light into a "'supersolid" — a strange state of matter that is both solid and liquid at the same time. Although scientists have made supersolids out of...

WRITER FUEL: For the first time, researchers transformed light into a quantum crystalline structure to create a "supersolid" that's both solid and liquid at the same time.

www.limfic.com/2025/06/22/w...

#WriterFuel #StoryIdeas #Writers #Authors #Light #Supersolid #Physics

George Antonopoulos

@georgeantonopoulos.bsky.social

9 months ago

Emerging supersolidity in photonic-crystal polariton condensates - PubMed A supersolid is a counter-intuitive phase of matter in which its constituent particles are arranged into a crystalline structure, yet they are free to flow without friction. This requires the particle...

Scientists have successfully converted light into a supersolid that flows like a liquid. A groundbreaking step towards new states of matter! #Physics #Science #Supersolid

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40044862/

Drew Ponder

@drewponder.bsky.social

10 months ago

Light Crystallized: The Supersolid Breakthrough That Proves Reality Is Made of Frequency
#Light #Crystalliezed #Supersolid #Breakthrough #FrequencyWaveTheory

Article:
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Tali

@talius2.bsky.social

11 months ago

#Laser #light made into a #supersolid for the first time

Researchers have created a supersolid from laser light, a first in #quantum physics, as all previous supersolids were made using atoms scitechupdates.com/l...

The MES Times

@themestimes.bsky.social

11 months ago

Italian scientists have achieved a breakthrough by making light behave like a supersolid—a rare state of matter that flows like a liquid but maintains its shape like a solid.

#QuantumPhysics #LightDiscovery #ScientificBreakthrough #Supersolid #PhysicsInnovation #BoseEinsteinCondensate

Gaylan G.

@gaylan.bsky.social

11 months ago

Solid Light: How Scientists Turned Light Into a Super Solid. #quantumphysics #quantummechanics YouTube video by SciQuest

The Flow Of Light Energy,
The Super Solid...

The Stiffness Of A Solid And Fluidity Of A Superfluid, A State Where A Liquid Flows Without Any Friction.

#Physics #LightEnergy #Wave #Matter #SuperSolid #Quantum #QuantumPhysics

Superconductors

@superconductors.activitypub.awakari.com.ap.brid.gy

1 year ago

Scientists Turn Light Into Supersolid, a Unique State That Acts as Solid and Liquid Scientists ha...

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#Science #Technology #Light #into #Supersolid #Quantum #physics #science #Scientists #superconductors

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Superconductors

@superconductors.activitypub.awakari.com.ap.brid.gy

1 year ago

Scientists Turn Light Into Supersolid, a Unique State That Acts as Solid and Liquid Scientists ha...

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#Science #Technology #Light #into #Supersolid #Quantum #physics #science #Scientists #superconductors

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INVEST FOR BHARAT

@investforbharat.bsky.social

1 year ago

World's First 'Supersolid' Created From Light: A Groundbreaking Discovery Scientists have turned light into a "supersolid" for the first time, marking a groundbreaking achievement in physics that could transform technology in fields like quantum computing and energy storage...

In a breakthrough,Italian scientists have successfully "frozen" light, demonstrating that it can behave as a #Supersolid -a rare state of matter that exhibits both solid-like structure & frictionless flow.
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Pure Science

@purescience.news

1 year ago

World First: Physicists Create a Supersolid Out of Light A super solid achievement!

World First: Physicists Create a Supersolid Out of Light #Science #Physics #QuantumPhysics #Supersolid #LightManipulation

Pure Science

@purescience.news

1 year ago

Scientists turn light into a 'supersolid' for the 1st time ever: What that means, and why it matters For the first time, researchers transformed light into a quantum crystalline structure to create a

Scientists turn light into a 'supersolid' for the 1st time ever: What that means, and why it matters #Science #Physics #CondensedMatterPhysics #Supersolid #LightManipulation

Greenthumbzz

@greenthumbzz.bsky.social

1 year ago

In a 1st, scientists turn light into a supersolid that flows like liquid Scientists have turned light into a supersolid for the first time, merging properties of solids and fluids in a quantum breakthrough.

Truly amazing!
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#quantum #supersolid #light #science

Good News Community

@good-news-community.mastodon.cosmicnation.co.ap.brid.gy

1 year ago

Exciting news in the world of physics! Scientists have successfully transformed laser light into a supersolid—a state of matter that exhibits both solid and superfluid properties. This groundbreaking experiment opens new avenues for understanding quantum mechanics and material science […]

The MES Times

@themestimes.bsky.social

1 year ago

Scientists at the National Research Council in Italy have achieved a groundbreaking milestone by converting light into a quantum "supersolid" — a unique state of matter that flows like a liquid while maintaining a solid structure.

#QuantumPhysics #Supersolid #ScientificBreakthrough #LightPhysics

DarkMatter

@darkmatter.activitypub.awakari.com.ap.brid.gy

1 year ago

Laser Light Transformed Into a Supersolid in Groundbreaking Experiment An international team of physicists has transformed laser light into a supersolid, marking an entirely new process for achieving this mysterious state of matter. On the quantum level, matter often exhibits strange behaviors, and the supersolid state is one of the most counterintuitive examples. In this state, atoms arrange into a crystal lattice like a solid but also flow without friction, a property typically associated with liquids. ## **The Quest to Understand Supersolids** Scientists first proposed the idea of a solid that could demonstrate fluid-like flow in the 1960s, with theoretical exploration intensifying in the 1970s. Helium was initially considered the most promising candidate for achieving this exotic phase of matter. However, early experiments attempting to produce a solid with superfluid properties yielded disappointing results. In the 1980s, physicist John Goodkind used ultrasound techniques to identify anomalies in matter that suggested supersolids might be feasible. By the 2000s, new experimental data provided stronger hints of supersolid behavior, though some findings conflicted with theoretical predictions, making the state even more elusive. ## **Creating a Supersolid With Laser Light** For decades, researchers believed that achieving a supersolid state required ultracold atomic Bose-Einstein condensates combined with electromagnetic fields. This method, which was only successfully demonstrated in recent years, produced a material structured like table salt but also capable of flowing. The latest research, however, takes an entirely different approach, creating a supersolid without using atoms at all. The team began with a piece of gallium oxide designed with precise ridges to interact with an incoming laser beam. When the laser light struck the semiconductor’s ridges, it produced a quasiparticle known as a polariton. The shape of the ridges then constrained the polariton’s motion, forcing it into a supersolid state. ## **Confirming the Supersolid State** Proving their achievement was a challenge, as no experiment had ever produced a supersolid using light before. However, the team successfully demonstrated both the solid and fluid properties of their laser-generated supersolid, confirming that it had zero viscosity. To validate their results, researchers used wave interference techniques to image the polariton’s state, allowing them to record the microscopic spatial coherence of the quasiparticles. Their data provided concrete proof of the quasiparticles’ local and long-range order, confirming the formation of a supersolid. See Also ### Could the Origin of Consciousness Soon Be Explained? Scientists Propose Bold Experiment with Quantum Computers Additionally, optical data allowed them to measure the entire wave function, offering unprecedented insights into the behavior of the supersolid. ## **Future Research and Applications** The research team plans to continue investigating the structure of their newly created supersolid, focusing on engineering its crystalline structure for further study. They suggest that because their supersolid is made of light, it may be more flexible and easier to manipulate than atomic supersolids, making this platform a fundamentally different and promising avenue for future research. The paper “Emerging Supersolidity in Photonic-crystal Polariton Condensates” appeared on March 5, 2025 in _Nature._ **_Ryan Whalen covers science and technology for The Debrief. He holds an MA in History and a Master of Library and Information Science with a certificate in Data Science. He can be contacted at_**** _ryan@thedebrief.org_**** _, and follow him on Twitter_**** _@mdntwvlf_**** _._**

Laser Light Transformed Into a Supersolid in Groundbreaking Experiment Physicists have transforme...

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#Breaking #News #Physics #Science #Crystal #laser #physics #supersolid

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The MES Times

@themestimes.bsky.social

1 year ago

Scientists have created a new state of matter — a solid that can flow like a liquid — by manipulating light for the first time. This breakthrough could help us better understand quantum materials.

#QuantumPhysics #Supersolid #LightManipulation #QuantumMaterials #ScientificBreakthrough

Tessa

@atlanteanakash.bsky.social

1 year ago

Laser light made into a supersolid for the first time A small international team of nanotechnologists, engineers and physicists has developed a way to force laser light into becoming a supersolid. Their paper is published in the journal Nature. The edito...

#physics #light #supersolid #science
phys.org/news/2025-03...

PhantaNews ✅

@phantanews.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy

1 year ago

Laser light made into a supersolid for the first time A small international team of nanotechnologists, engineers and physicists has developed a way to force laser light into becoming a supersolid. Their paper is published in the journal Nature. The editors at Nature have published a Research Briefing in the same issue summarizing the work.

#Light #Supersolid

https://phys.org/news/2025-03-laser-supersolid.html

Pure Science

@purescience.news

1 year ago

Light has been transformed into a 'supersolid' for the first time Supersolids are strange materials that behave like both a solid and a fluid due to quantum effects – and now researchers have created an intriguing new type of supersolid from laser light

Light has been transformed into a 'supersolid' for the first time #Science #Physics #QuantumPhysics #Supersolid #LightMatterInteraction

Nicolò Antolini

@nantolini.bsky.social

1 year ago

Honored to receive the NQSTI Prize for "2024 Best Publication" in #Quantum Science and Technology, alongside my former colleague G. Biagioni 🙌

In the paper we studied the Josephson effect in a #supersolid measuring its superfluid fraction!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Nicolò Antolini

@nantolini.bsky.social

1 year ago

Hello @bsky.app! I'm a young quantum physicist working with ultracold dipolar atoms. Feel free to connect with me!

More info on my research will follow 📢
Here's a picture of our setup in Pisa, Italy, where we study the #supersolid phase of matter🔬

Rian Nejar 🦋

@riannejar.bsky.social

1 year ago

Physicists Spot Quantum Tornadoes Twirling in a ‘Supersolid’ | Quanta Magazine New observations of microscopic vortices confirm the existence of a paradoxical phase of matter that may also arise inside neutron stars.

"Physicists spot Quantum Tornadoes twirling in a 'Supersolid'" [via Quanta Magazine] 🧪⚛️🌪️

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#quantum #vortices #atomic #science #supersolid #superfluid #state #matter