Friday, January 30, 2004

Quantum physics takes another step...

Scientists at the University of Colorado reported a scientific first in the field of ultra-cold quantum physics: the creation of a new form of matter that may eventually lead to breakthroughs in high-temperature superconductivity. Deborah Jin reported the first observation of a "fermionic condensate" formed from pairs of atoms in a gas. Jin is a physicist at CU and JILA, a joint laboratory of the university and the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Pretty technical stuff, but this is potentially important in a wide range of fields and applications.

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