Resistance Hits a Quantum Ceiling | Science News

Scientists have uncovered a surprising limit to electrical resistance—no matter how hard they pushed it by making ultra-cold potassium atoms collide, resistance hit a wall and stopped rising. Using laser traps to mimic electrons in solids, they found quantum effects made atoms behave as if they were bigger, boosting collisions—but even that couldn’t push resistance beyond a certain point. This breakthrough could reshape how we understand quantum materials and the fundamental rules of resistance at the smallest scales. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/cb09172536c6ee44