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Quantum crystal of frozen electrons—the Wigner crystal—is visualized for the first time - EurekAlert


<p>Scientists have for the first time successfully visualized the elusive Wigner crystal &ndash; a strange form of matter that is one of the most important quantum phases and one that has eluded direct detection for some 90 years.&nbsp;</p>

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