solid-state physics
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noun
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The results create a new connection between quantum information and solid-state physics by showing that quantum entanglement can be measured directly in a macroscopic strange metal.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 8, 2026
The science that brought us superconductivity, superfluidity, magnetic memory, liquid-crystal displays and more was once known as solid-state physics — better known since the 1970s as condensed-matter physics.
From Nature ● Sep. 17, 2018
He was a founder of Solid State Communications, a peer-reviewed scientific journal on solid-state physics, and was its first editor in chief, from 1963 to 1992.
From New York Times ● Jun. 25, 2017
Thus we now have econophysics, which models economic activity with concepts borrowed from fluid dynamics, solid-state physics and statistical mechanics.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 4, 2013
He knows an awful lot about solid-state physics, and for a physicist, he sure learned enough about micro-assemblies of electronic components.
From The Trouble with Telstar by Schoenherr, John
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