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Physicists trap electrons in a 3D crystal for the first time

https://news.mit.edu/2023/physicists-trap-electrons-3d-crystal-first-time-1108
Cicraft - 2.1yr

Silly electron just get out as per usual

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Mechaguana @programming.dev - 2.1yr

Trapped in a crystal? How do you even make a crystal like this

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jopepa @lemmy.world - 2.1yr

Very small rocks … with some kind of tiny furnace, bitty crucible, and naturally a wee glass blower.

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galilette - 2.1yr

"Trapping electrons in a crystal" is such a nonsensical way of conveying the idea of a flat band. Most isolated crystals trap all the electrons they have inside of them, or else the world will be full of free roaming electrons!

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