Rice Univ 3D QSL Team (IMAGE) Rice University Caption Rice University physicists (from left) Tong Chen, Pengcheng Dai, David Tam, Andriy Nevidomskyy, Bin Gao and Emilia Morosan are co-authors of a Nature Physics study that found single crystals of cerium zirconium pyrochlore to be the first possible 3D quantum spin liquid, a material first theorized in 1973. (Photo by Jeff Fitlow/Rice University) Credit Photo by Jeff Fitlow/Rice University Usage Restrictions Must credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.