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Saturday, August 1, 2009

Scientists Create New State of Matter

Oxford scientists bombarded aluminum with an X-ray laser that knocked out an electron from every atom ultimately making it invisible to ultraviolet radiation. (article here)

What they found is that the material they created is actually a new state of matter. It has implications for astrophysics, planetary science, and nuclear fusion power research.

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