Rice University Researchers Identify Magnetic Liquid Crystal State in YbMnBi₂

By Aamir Khollam · Interesting Engineering · 2026-10-03

According to Interesting Engineering, a team of physicists at Rice University discovered that the compound YbMnBi₂ maintains directional spin fluctuations even after its magnetic order should technically dissolve. This unusual behavior mimics the molecular alignment of a liquid c

According to Interesting Engineering, a team of physicists at Rice University discovered that the compound YbMnBi₂ maintains directional spin fluctuations even after its magnetic order should technically dissolve. This unusual behavior mimics the molecular alignment of a liquid c