photoinduced

adjective

pho·to·in·duced ˌfō-tō-in-ˈdüst

-ˈdyüst

: induced by the action of light

photoinduction

ˌfō-tō-in-ˈdək-shən

noun

photoinductive

ˌfō-tō-in-ˈdək-tiv

adjective

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David Hsieh, a condensed matter physicist at the California Institute of Technology, creates photoinduced superconductivity in a type of material (known as a Mott insulator) that becomes insulating at very cold temperatures. —