Science

Quantum interference traps electron waves in metal for first time

Source: Phys.org · Published 22 Oct 2026, 18:00

Ever since quantum mechanics first described particles, like electrons, as rippling waves, researchers have wondered if those waves could be trapped in place. Writing today in Science a century later, a team of Columbia University researchers reports waves of electrons becoming trapped for the first time in a metal called Pd₅AlI₂.

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