solid-state physics
Americannoun
noun
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Together, the teams demonstrated how a well-known effect from solid-state physics can be faithfully reproduced in an entirely different setting.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 23, 2025
Their discovery of topological effects in solid-state physics is only the most recent example.
From Nature ● Jul. 18, 2017
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
Its success only grew in the 30s and 40s as it was applied to solid-state physics, chemistry and nuclear physics, always amply supported by experiment.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 5, 2014
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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