High Temperature Bose-Einstein Condensation Observed

ultracool writes "Two separate research groups claim to have observed Bose-Einstein condensation (BEC) in quasiparticles at much higher temperatures than atomic BEC — one at 19 Kelvin and the other at room temperature. The 19 K BEC was composed of half-matter, half-light quasi-particles called polaritons, and the room temperature condensate was composed of 'magnons' (packets of magnetic energy). There is some skepticism among physicists as to whether these really are BECs. If they are true BECs, these experiments are the first evidence of them in the solid state." Just in case you need a brush up on BEC, like I did, check out the Wikipedia article on Bose-Einstein condensation.

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Just think about *this*

[bcat24]

In the time it took you to read that Wikipedia article, David Banh wrote and published a groundbreaking paper on the subject.

I shot my...

[sweetnjguy29]

...Bose-Einstein Condensate all over her face. Boy, was she cold after!