Rice scientists harness vacuum fluctuations to engineer quantum materials
June 17, 2025
June 17, 2025
HOUSTON, Texas, June 17 -- Rice University posted the following news release:
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Rice scientists harness vacuum fluctuations to engineer quantum materials
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By Raji Natarajan,
Special to Rice News
Vacuum is often thought of as empty, but in fact it is teeming with fleeting energy fluctuations -- virtual photons popping in and out of existence that can interact with matter, giving rise to new, potentially useful p . . .
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Rice scientists harness vacuum fluctuations to engineer quantum materials
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By Raji Natarajan,
Special to Rice News
Vacuum is often thought of as empty, but in fact it is teeming with fleeting energy fluctuations -- virtual photons popping in and out of existence that can interact with matter, giving rise to new, potentially useful p . . .