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Melt glass by cooling it?

Started by Bo D, February 04, 2011, 02:06:06 PM

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February 04, 2011, 02:06:06 PM
Prof. Eran Rabani of Tel Aviv Univ.'s School of Chemistry and his colleagues at Columbia Univ. have discovered a new quantum mechanical effect with glass-forming liquids. They've determined that it's possible to melt glass—not by heating it, but by cooling it to a temperature near absolute zero.

http://www.rdmag.com/News/2011/02/General-Science-Physics-Using-Quantum-Mechanics-To-Melt-Glass-At-Absolute-Zero/?et_cid=1072674&et_rid=54725525&linkid=http%3a%2f%2fwww.rdmag.com%2fNews%2f2011%2f02%2fGeneral-Science-Physics-Using-Quantum-Mechanics-To-Melt-Glass-At-Absolute-Zero%2f

Wild stuff!
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