The case for quantum materials

Nature Physics has an editorial The Rise of Quantum Materials . In a refreshing change for the Nature Publishing Group, it is devoid of hype. The editorial nicely gives the scientific background to the sociological observation: As it has become clear that the study of emergent properties is no longer restricted to strongly correlated electron systems, a new, broader description has become necessary. And the term that seems to be gaining currency on departmental websites and research programmes i