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Condensed matter

Condensed matter

What’s the matter with condensed matter? Getting past the relative obscurity of solid-state physics in the public eye

08 Aug 2023

From the macroscopic to the microscopic physical properties of the world around us, condensed-matter and materials-science research have a huge impact on daily life. And yet, as James Kakalios highlights, the field remains on the periphery of popular-physics outreach – especially compared to astronomy and big science

Semiconductor wafer
Condensed matter everywhere Semiconductor wafers are divided up into blocks to make the integrated circuits, or chips, used in electronic devices. Hundreds of thousands of transistors can be fitted on a single chip and connected by conducting pathways. (Courtesy: Alfred Pasieka/Science Photo Library)
In 2022 we celebrated the 75th anniversary of the development of the first transistor and today it i

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James Kakalios is the Taylor Distinguished Professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Minnesota and the author of several popular science books, including The Physics of Everyday Things
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