Matter That Shouldn’t Exist

Scientists at TUM, Princeton, and Google Quantum AI just used a 58-qubit quantum computer to create a state of matter that straight-up cannot exist under normal physics. The trick? Keep the system constantly “shaken.” At the edges, particles move in only one direction (quantum autobahn ), while inside, two particle types swap every two cycles — literal quantum werewolves. This isn’t a sim — classical computers can’t crunch it. Quantum processors are turning into labs for discovering whole new phases of matter. Feels like we just peeked at the universe’s source code.