SMRTR Science & EngineeringMar 24, 2025Daily.dev

Looking for elusive quantum particles? Try a bad metal, researchers suggest

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Researchers discovered unexpected optical properties in the "bad metal" molybdenum oxide dichloride, including the presence of hyperbolic plasmon polaritons. These quasiparticles, which can focus light beyond the diffraction limit, could lead to advancements in super-resolution microscopes, quantum emitter connections, and smaller optical circuits.

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