Physicists have observed a strange new quantum phase in a graphene-based system, where a superfluid appears to freeze into a solid-like state. Cooling usually pushes matter through a simple sequence.

There is no measurement that can directly observe the wave function of a quantum mechanical system, but the wave function is still enormously useful as its (complex) square represents the probability ...

A new sensor detects helium leaks by monitoring how sound waves propagate through a topological material – no chemical ...

Helium is the simplest element in the periodic table with more than one particle in its nucleus, yet state of the art theory and experiments on it don't add up. When you purchase through links on our ...

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Ordinary matter, when cooled, transitions from a gas into a liquid. Cool it further still, and it freezes into a solid.

Researchers develop an innovative sound wave sensor to quickly and accurately detect elusive helium gas leaks, enhancing ...

GOLDEN, Colorado — Interlune, a Seattle-based company of former Blue Origin technologists, has set its sights on the moon’s supply of Helium-3 — a rare heavy isotope deposited into lunar regolith by ...

Helium-3 is a rare isotope of the noble gas with applications in quantum physics, medical imaging, and nuclear threat detection. It's also now in very short supply. At the 2011 AAAS meeting, a panel ...

A rare form of helium buried under northern Minnesota is forcing energy planners to take a second look at what tomorrow’s clean fuel mix might include. Long treated as a speculative prize on the Moon, ...