# Researchers build tunable three-component quantum simulator with atom-level imaging

_Published Friday, November 6, 2026 at 4:26 PM EST · Science · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

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An international research team created a three-component Hubbard system with tunable interactions and imaged individual atoms, according to a study published in Science. The laboratory system uses ultracold atoms on a lattice to investigate how interacting particles behave.

The researchers observed a Mott insulator, in which strong interactions prevent particles from moving freely between sites. They also measured competing magnetic correlations and developed a method to count sites occupied by three atoms, with results matching numerical calculations. Studying lattice models of quantum chromodynamics remains a planned extension of the experiment.

## Sources

- [Phys.org](https://phys.org/news/2026-11-quantum-gas-microscope-reveals-individual.html)

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