# A quantum breakthrough makes light behave like both a solid and a liquid > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/7912 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 1 outlet covering · First listed: ScienceDaily, Nov 9, 2026, 5:19 AM · Read it: Scientists have observed a bizarre quantum state of matter that combines the structure of a crystal with the frictionless flow of a liquid, all at room temperature. The breakthrough overturns a major practical limitation of exotic quantum experiments and could help bring powerful new light-based computing and sensing technologies closer to reality. ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 9, 2026, 5:19 AM: [A quantum breakthrough makes light behave like both a solid and a liquid]() — ScienceDaily (Science news, United States) Scientists have observed a bizarre quantum state of matter that combines the structure of a crystal with the frictionless flow of a liquid, all at room temperature. The breakthrough overturns a major practical limitation of exotic quantum experiments and could help bring powerful new light-based computing and sensing technologies closer to reality.