https://yakinin.com/en/tags/%23spacecomputing/ Recent content in #Spacecomputing on Home Hugo -- 0.148.2 en Wed, 03 Sep 2025 22:20:13 +0000 https://yakinin.com/en/posts/20250903-new-state-of-matter-radiation-proof-computing-spintronics/ Wed, 03 Sep 2025 22:20:13 +0000 https://yakinin.com/en/posts/20250903-new-state-of-matter-radiation-proof-computing-spintronics/ <p>Physicists at the University of California, Irvine, have experimentally confirmed a new state of quantum matter, previously only theoretical. This discovery, centered on a material called hafnium pentatelluride (HfTe₅), has significant implications for developing next-generation electronics, particularly for deep space exploration.</p> <p>This new phase is a type of excitonic insulator—a state where electrons and the &ldquo;holes&rdquo; they leave behind spontaneously pair up. Uniquely, this is a <strong>spin-triplet</strong> excitonic insulator, where the paired electrons and holes have spins oriented in the same direction. When subjected to an intense magnetic field of up to 70 Teslas, the material&rsquo;s ability to conduct electricity drops sharply, signaling its transition into this exotic state.</p>