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  Physicists uncover novel phase of matter Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-10-26 13:44 -0500
    Re: Physicists uncover novel phase of matter jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-10-26 19:00 +0000
    Re: Physicists uncover novel phase of matter Double-A <double-a3@hush.com> - 2015-10-26 15:36 -0700

#528271 — Physicists uncover novel phase of matter

Physicists uncover novel phase of matter
> http://phys.org/news/2015-10-physicists-uncover-phase.html


> A team of physicists led by Caltech's David Hsieh has discovered an
> unusual form of matter—not a conventional metal, insulator, or
> magnet, for example, but something entirely different. This phase,
> characterized by an unusual ordering of electrons, offers
> possibilities for new electronic device functionalities and could
> hold the solution to a long-standing mystery in condensed matter
> physics having to do with high-temperature superconductivity—the
> ability for some materials to conduct electricity without resistance,
> even at "high" temperatures approaching -100 degrees Celsius.
>
> "The discovery of this phase was completely unexpected and not based
> on any prior theoretical prediction," says Hsieh, an assistant
> professor of physics, who previously was on a team that discovered
> another form of matter called a topological insulator. "The whole
> field of electronic materials is driven by the discovery of new
> phases, which provide the playgrounds in which to search for new
> macroscopic physical properties."
>
> Hsieh and his colleagues describe their findings in the November
> issue of Nature Physics, and the paper is now available online.
> Liuyan Zhao, a postdoctoral scholar in Hsieh's group, is lead author
> on the paper.



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#528286

Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> wrote:
> Physicists uncover novel phase of matter

Why was it covered in the first place, spamming piece of shit?

Have you ever wondered what your life might have been like if you had
the competence to do more than just copy the words of others, spamming
piece of shit?


-- 
Jim Pennino

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#528375

On Monday, October 26, 2015 at 11:45:01 AM UTC-7, Sam Wormley wrote:
> Physicists uncover novel phase of matter
> > http://phys.org/news/2015-10-physicists-uncover-phase.html
> 
> 
> > A team of physicists led by Caltech's David Hsieh has discovered an
> > unusual form of matter--not a conventional metal, insulator, or
> > magnet, for example, but something entirely different. This phase,
> > characterized by an unusual ordering of electrons, offers
> > possibilities for new electronic device functionalities and could
> > hold the solution to a long-standing mystery in condensed matter
> > physics having to do with high-temperature superconductivity--the
> > ability for some materials to conduct electricity without resistance,
> > even at "high" temperatures approaching -100 degrees Celsius.
> >
> > "The discovery of this phase was completely unexpected and not based
> > on any prior theoretical prediction," says Hsieh, an assistant
> > professor of physics, who previously was on a team that discovered
> > another form of matter called a topological insulator. "The whole
> > field of electronic materials is driven by the discovery of new
> > phases, which provide the playgrounds in which to search for new
> > macroscopic physical properties."
> >
> > Hsieh and his colleagues describe their findings in the November
> > issue of Nature Physics, and the paper is now available online.
> > Liuyan Zhao, a postdoctoral scholar in Hsieh's group, is lead author
> > on the paper.
> 


Can this new phase produce ice-nine?

Double-A

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