Supersolid: Strange state of matter made into a pancake-shape for first time

A supersolid is an unique state of matter that behaves like each a stable and a fluid. It was first predicted 60 years in the past, however has solely just lately been created within the lab

By Karmela Padavic-Callaghan

A pancake-shaped supersolid has been made for the primary time. This unique state of matter behaves as a stable, but additionally flows like a frictionless fluid. It was first theorised 60 years in the past, however was solely just lately created within the lab.

At temperatures a billionth of a level Celsius above absolute zero, atoms kind unique phases of matter as an alternative of freezing into solids. Some ultracold metals grow to be excellent conductors of electrical energy. Ultracold supplies which can be very magnetic can grow to be supersolids, through which atoms are …