Tangled up in spin

Subjects Phase transitions and critical phenomenaQuantum information Neutron scattering measurements on a strongly correlated metal show hints of quantum entanglement in the strange metal state. Access through your institution Buy or subscribe This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution Access options Access through your institution Access Nature and 54 other Nature Portfolio journals Get Nature+, our best-value online-access subscription $32.99 / 30 days cancel any time Learn more Subscribe to this journal Receive 12 print issues and online access $259.00 per year only $21.58 per issue Learn more Rent or buy this article Prices vary by article type from$1.95 to$39.95 Learn more Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout Fig. 1 ReferencesMazza, F. et al. Nat. Phys. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-026-03298-0 (2026).Article Google Scholar Martelli, V. et al. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 116, 17701 (2019).Article ADS Google Scholar Custers, J. et al. Nat. Mater. 11, 189–194 (2012).Article Google Scholar Checkelsky, J. G., Bernevig, B. A., Coleman, P., Si, Q. & Paschen, S. Nat. Rev. Mater. 9, 509–526 (2024).Article Google Scholar Hauke, P., Heyl, M., Tagliacozzo, L. & Zoller, P. Nat. Phys. 12, 778–782 (2016).Article Google Scholar Laurell, P., Scheie, A., Dagotto, E. & Tennant, D. A. Adv. Quantum. Technol. 8, 2400196 (2024).Article Google Scholar Si, Q., Rabello, S., Ingersent, K. & Smith, J. L. Nature 413, 804–808 (2001).Article ADS Google Scholar Danu, B., Vojta, M., Assaad, F. F. & Grover, T. Phys. Rev. Lett. 125, 206602 (2020).Article ADS Google Scholar Zhang, S. S. et al. Preprint at https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2511.15678 (2025).Download referencesAuthor informationAuthors and AffiliationsThe University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaMeigan AronsonAuthorsMeigan AronsonView author publicationsSearch author on:PubMed Google ScholarCorresponding authorCorrespondence to Meigan Aronson.Ethics declarations Competing interests The author declares no competing interests. Rights and permissionsReprints and permissionsAbout this articleCite this articleAronson, M. Tangled up in spin. Nat. Phys. (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-026-03364-7Download citationPublished: 01 July 2026Version of record: 01 July 2026DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-026-03364-7Share this articleAnyone you share the following link with will be able to read this content:Get shareable linkSorry, a shareable link is not currently available for this article.Copy shareable link to clipboard Provided by the Springer Nature SharedIt content-sharing initiative Quantum Fisher information in a strange metal Federico MazzaSounak BiswasSilke Paschen Nature Physics Article Open Access 15 Jun 2026