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Worlds First Plastic Magnets

Posted by timothy on from the self-destructing-credit-cards dept.

CrashRide writes: "Came across this story at www.sciencedaily.com about the worlds first plastic magnet. Not too useful for day-to-day stuff yet -- 'magnetic polymers are unstable unless they are in an oxygen-free environment at temperatures below 10 degrees Kelvin (more than 440 degrees below zero Fahrenheit; absolute zero, the point at which all motion stops, is zero degrees Kelvin)' but the possibilites are interesting."

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  1. Re:*Degrees* Kelvin? by friscolr · · Score: 2, Insightful
    "60 Kelvin is 10 kelvins more than 50 kelvins."

    why wouldn't it be "60 Kelvin is 10 kelvins more than 50 Kelvin." since 50 Kelvin is a specific point on the temperature range as well?
    what's the difference between lower and upper case - kelvin and Kelvin?

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