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
Condensed-matter, or solid-state, physics focuses on the properties of solids and liquids with high densities of atoms that constantly interact with one another; by contrast, particle physics deals with subatomic particles.
From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2020
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
I had come from solid-state physics, and I’d done a lot of work on lattices.
From Scientific American • Nov. 5, 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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