NEW QUANTUM MATERIAL BREAKS EVERY RULE IN THE BOOK Scientists at the University of Michigan just broke physics a little: they found metal-like behavior hiding inside a material that’s supposed to block electricity. It’s called ytterbium boride, and under a magnetic field 35x stronger than an MRI, it suddenly acts like a conductor - even though it’s still officially an insulator. This isn’t just surface weirdness. The whole thing is doing it. And no one knows why. One scientist called it a “new duality” - like a light switch that’s both on and off. No clue what it’s good for yet. But when matter stops following the rules, something big usually follows. Source: Physical Review Letters