An image of a triangular Wigner crystal taken by scanning tunnelling microscopy. Each site (blue circular region) contains a single localized electron. (Courtesy: Yen-Chen Tsui and team, Princeton University)
Researchers at Princeton University in the US say they have made the first direct observation of a W
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