impurity
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As more and more electrons participate, they collectively surround the impurity and ultimately conceal its magnetism.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026
Synthetic indigo, commonly used to dye bluejeans, can contain aniline, a manufacturing impurity that can slowly leach from clothing and penetrate skin, says Valenta.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Rather than producing a quasiparticle, the heavy impurity changes the quantum system so dramatically that the wave functions of the surrounding fermions lose their original form.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
Using a range of analytical techniques, the Heidelberg team has now shown how the mobile and nearly immobile impurity models can be unified within a single theoretical framework.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
Perhaps she’s the impurity in him, the static in his signal that the bullies can sense.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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"Superfluid helium is what is known as a quantum fluid, in which the individual helium atoms lose their identity, and which does not tolerate any impurities within it."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
As freezing begins and the ice forms from outside in, various impurities in the water get pushed towards the centre.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
Quantum many body physics has long relied on different models to explain how impurities, such as exotic electrons or atoms, interact with surrounding particles.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
As the surrounding environment adjusts, these impurities still undergo slight movements.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
You have to seal them up tight like pickles and keep out impurities like how hurt you feel when you open them.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
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