Atoms Captured In Rare Hidden “Edge State” Could Help Power Lossless Energy Transmission

A rare physical state, previously only seen in electrons, has now been recreated in atoms frozen down to near absolute zero. In this “edge state”, the atoms travel along the borders of a given material, ignoring any obstacles placed in their way. Physicists hope that a better understanding of how edge states occur could lead to the development of lossless and efficient energy and data transmission systems. Groups of electrons travel through metals as birds fly through the sky. But …