Posted on 02/09/2007 10:40:40 AM PST by Ben Mugged
A cloud of supercold sodium atoms. Sodium normally would be a solid at room temperature let alone cryogenic temperatures. How do they keep that from happening?
The system is close to having as little energy as mechanically possible that the atoms actually collapse into each other like water forms into droplets and acts as a whole. This allows us to view quantum-mechanical systems on a macro scale. Frikken' awesome.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.