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Taking Measure

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Kate Ross

Kate Ross is an assistant professor at Colorado State University, where her research group studies magnetic materials that exhibit unusual effects due to quantum mechanics. Kate enjoys the typical Colorado activities such as riding horses, skiing and fly fishing. She also recently discovered the joy of knitting. She has two cats and a husband, and the whole family is expecting a baby in April. The cats are being gently prepared for the arrival of their new sibling.

The Frustrated Matter of Quantum Spin Liquids

January 10, 2018

There’s a pub here in Fort Collins, Colorado, that offers 100 different beers on tap. This sounds—and actually is—great, but it has a drawback. With so many

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