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Physicists Bend Time Inside a Diamond, Creating a Brand-New Phase of Matter

Physicists at the University of Cambridge have created a new phase of matter by manipulating time within a diamond, as reported by SciTechDaily. They achieved this by using a technique known as 'Floquet time crystals,' where they applied a periodic laser pulse to the diamond's carbon atoms, causing their electron spins to oscillate in a synchronized manner. This oscillation effectively "bends" time, creating a state where the system's properties repeat over time, but not in a straightforward periodic way. This new phase, termed a "time crystal," does not reach thermal equilibrium, defying the second law of thermodynamics in a controlled environment. The experiment not only showcases a novel quantum state but also has potential implications for quantum computing and understanding fundamental physics, particularly in how systems can exist out of equilibrium.

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