# Quantum interference traps electron waves in metal for first time

- Source: Phys.org
- Published: 2026-10-22T18:00:18+00:00
- Category: Science
- Original: https://phys.org/news/2026-10-quantum-electron-metal.html
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/quantum-interference-traps-electron-waves-in-metal-for-first-time-8fcf5d/

Ever since quantum mechanics first described particles, like electrons, as rippling waves, researchers have wondered if those waves could be trapped in place. Writing today in Science a century later, a team of Columbia University researchers reports waves of electrons becoming trapped for the first time in a metal called Pd₅AlI₂.

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