{"666448":{"#nid":"666448","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Researchers discover new quantum state in a quirky material","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA collaboration of physicists\u0026nbsp;working at different institutes in the U.S. \u2014 including two at Georgia Tech \u2014 has discovered a new quantum state in an alloy made of magnesium, silicon, and tellurium, a\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/news\/2023\/02\/23\/new-quantum-state-discovered-trimer-honeycomb-material\u0022\u003Epress release\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;said. The finding could result in applications in quantum computing, such as building sensors and communication systems.\u0026nbsp;The alloy is a crystalline structure denoted as\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EMn3Si2Te6\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003Eand consists of octagonal cells placed in a honeycomb-like arrangement when viewed from above. Though, when viewed from the side, it consists of stacked sheets. Two researchers in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E, assistant professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/itamar-kimchi\u0022\u003EItamar Kimchi\u003C\/a\u003E and graduate student \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/sami-hakani\u0022\u003ESami Hakani\u003C\/a\u003E, worked on the study announcing the new quantum state.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"34434","created_gmt":"2023-03-06 15:03:04","changed_gmt":"2023-03-22 18:46:35","author":"Renay San Miguel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"Interesting Engineering ","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/interestingengineering.com\/science\/new-quantum-state-in-a-quirky-material","dateline":{"date":"2023-02-27T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2023-02-27T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"126011","name":"School of Physics"}],"categories":[{"id":"150","name":"Physics and Physical Sciences"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"166937","name":"School of Physics"},{"id":"191498","name":"Itamar Kimchi"},{"id":"191499","name":"Sami Hakani"},{"id":"188701","name":"quantum science"},{"id":"175017","name":"quantum state"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}