Bristol physicists break 150-year-old law

http://www.physorg.com ^ | July 20, 2011 | Staff + University of Bristol

[SampleMan]

They shouldn't have been allowed to do this, as it violated the current scientific consensus.

[xrmusn]

QUESTION: Why is the Maestro the obvious target in an electrical storm?

ANSWER: He/she is the Conductor.

[Red Badger]

Now, if only we can get some scientists to break that ‘speed of light’ thingy................

[Red Badger]

And he’s holding a rod...................

[rarestia]

That soon, huh?

[Texas Fossil]

The article sparked my interest in the “resistance” at different temperatures of purple bronze.

Found a related article here:

http://www.physics.montana.edu/faculty/neumeier/PBV5.pdf

On the Dimensional Crossover in the Purple Bronze Li0.9Mo6O17

[kwsmith]

Witchraft and heresy! Purple bronze is an abomination. Actually, this could turn out to be a very important discovery. Thanks for posting.

[nuke rocketeer]

Who do you work for? TEI? Yuba?

[Moonman62]

For the past 150-plus years, the Wiedemann-Franz law has proved to be remarkably robust, the ratio varying at most by around 50 per cent amongst the thousands of metallic systems studied.

Fifty percent wiggle room isn't much of a law.

[factoryrat]

I worked for a supplier that does overhauls and makes replacement legacy parts for the nuclear plants, mostly section III parts, with some balance of plant work thrown in.