Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Frictionless Superfluid Found In Neutron Star Core

Posted by Soulskill on from the always-in-the-last-place-you-look dept.

intellitech writes "NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has discovered the first direct evidence for a superfluid, a bizarre, friction-free state of matter, at the core of a neutron star (abstract). Superfluids created in laboratories on Earth exhibit remarkable properties, such as the ability to climb upward and escape airtight containers. The finding has important implications for understanding nuclear interactions in matter at the highest known densities."

1 of 145 comments (clear)

  1. Re:airtight? big deal by N0Man74 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I believe, what their saying is that, a superfluid can escape a container that air can not. Not that the superfluid can escape an inescapable container.

    So, we should hold off on naming it 'Houdinium'?