Sound waves settle debate over elusive quantum particles | Cornell Chronicle

Sound waves settle debate over elusive quantum particles | Cornell Chronicle

It was a dizzying discovery. In 2018, Japanese researchers claimed to have found concrete evidence of an elusive particle, Majorana fermions, in a quantum spin liquid called ruthenium trichloride. Majoranas are very popular among quantum materials scientists because, when the pairs are localized or trapped, they can safely encode information and form stable qubits, the … Read more

Scientists excited as elusive Greenland shark washes up in Ireland | CBC

Scientists excited as elusive Greenland shark washes up in Ireland | CBC

Listen | Full interview with zoologist Emma Murphy: as it happened6:34Rare and elusive Greenland shark washes up in Ireland, sending scientists excited Emma Murphy was stunned when she heard that a dead Greenland shark had washed up on the coast of northwest Ireland. Giant, ancient marine creatures are not only notoriously elusive, but also typically … Read more