How Technology Made Condensed Matter Physics Boring

Martin, Joseph

Abstract

Condensed matter is one of the largest and most prolific areas of physics, but it looms small in the public imagination. In this Comment, historian Joseph D. Martin argues that its relationship with technology might be to blame.

Citation

Martin, J. (2024). How Technology Made Condensed Matter Physics Boring. Nature Reviews Physics, 6, 402-403. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42254-024-00732-1

• Journal Article Type: Commentary
• Acceptance Date: May 28, 2024
• Online Publication Date: Jun 26, 2024
• Publication Date: Jun 26, 2024
• Deposit Date: Jun 26, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 27, 2024
• Journal: Nature Reviews Physics
• Electronic ISSN: 2522-5820
• Publisher: Nature Research
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 6
• Pages: 402-403
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42254-024-00732-1
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/2503794