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First Experimental Success of a Superfluid
J writes "Researchers at Rice University have created and observed a state of quantum superfluidity. Cooled to temperatures near absolute zero, fermions overcome their natural tendency to repel one another. These half-spin particles become dominated by the Strong force and couple up in pairs that behave as one particle. Major benefits to matter in a superfluid state include superconductivity, a state where electrons would flow freely with no resistance, thus preserving the most amount of electrical charge during passage and providing the ability to save billions of dollars in 'lost electricity'. Although the conditions set for this experiment are very unlikely to be able to exist outside of a laboratory, we now know that superfluidity is a concept that can exist. Future research in this topic is assumed to be finding a material that exists in a superfluid state at room temperature."
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I read that and was thinking "Suprafluid", and I was all "Damn I can make a suprafluid by boiling a pot of water".
The theory of relativity doesn't work right in Arkansas.
"Scientists in Antarctica discover superfluid at room temperature"
It's called "quantum entanglement of research labs," and is impressive because of the incredible mass of such objects :)
May the Strong force be with you.
"... Future research in this topic is assumed to be finding a material that exists in a superfluid state at room temperature." Yeah right. And headlines the same year: 1. Duke Nukem Forever released. 2. Bill Gates turns M$ open source. 3. Table-top cold fusion powerstations in production. Can't wait, and will be anxiously holding my breath!
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So, being curious, I clicked the link and oddly enough, it basically stated the same exact stuff. The difference, though? It said MIT did it.
Who are the actual people who did this? Did MIT do it first and Rice got the credits? Am I mis-reading both articles and they're completely different?
So basically, you're saying that the people in the article is superfluous?
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You mean post the dupe by tomorrow?
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Future research in this topic is assumed to be finding a material that exists in a superfluid state at room temperature.
They will get right on that after they're done creating a room temperature superconductor, don't worry about it.
The Irish have known about superfluids for centuries we just refer to them by different names. There's Ale, Lager, Stout and some consider Pilsner a superfuild but not me personally. Some superfuilds can be entangled into my personal favorite, the Black and Tan. It's nice to see the rest of the world catching up in this fascinating science. I plan to do a little personal research at the corner lab/pub shortly.
I have already observed a superfluid. My cat often is in a state of superfluid.
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