New form of matter created...

[Sage]

Introducing the 6th form of matter – fermionic condensate.

The gist of it.
The long-winded article.

 

[Mike Rotch]

1 billionth of a degree above absolute zero? Cool.

Except to make it a conductor of any use, they have to keep it at that temperature, which sort of rules out practical applications. No?

 

[Crayola]

Yeh pretty much.
Theres a poster about this on the wall in my Chem-lab. I think it won some sort of prize. (possibly the nobel) Its still interesting, even though somewhat unpratical.

 

[2ez2KiLL]

Wow!! Wireless electricity.. I can finally power my cd player with Wireless Batteries (car battery)

w00t!

 

[Solid Lifters]

Tesla theorized the use and delivery of wireless electricity a long time ago, through the Earth's upper atmosphere. I bet they got the idea from him. Our Government took all his reaserch on the matter once they heard about it.

 

[Klostrophobic]

What the hell were the fourth and fifth forms of matter?

 

[Solid Fro]

Plasma is the fourth and Bose-Einstein condensates is the fifth. You should have paid more attention in your science class, Klos.

 

[Klostrophobic]

Oh, I knew about Plasma. I don't know why I was thinking that was the third form of matter.

I never learned about Bose-Einstein condensates in chemistry. Damn teacher.

 

[Sage]

Originally posted by Klostrophobic
What the hell were the fourth and fifth forms of matter?

You would've known if you read the links (or just the first link, even). You're so lazy.

 

[Acidman]

I always thought the first five states were Solid, Liquid, Gas, Plasma, and LCD. Like the LCD crystals in a digital watch?

Am I totally wrong here or is Bose-Einstein condensates just fancy wording of LCD?

 

[Klostrophobic]

I was merely making a point that I had only heard of solid, liquid, gas, and plasma. Though, as you can see I can't count.

I did eventually read the articles.

 

[Klostrophobic]

Originally posted by Acidman
I always thought the first five states were Solid, Liquid, Gas, Plasma, and LCD. Like the LCD crystals in a digital watch?

Am I totally wrong here or is Bose-Einstein condensates just fancy wording of LCD?

You are totally wrong.

 

[Crayola]

Lol, LCD means Liquid Crystal Display, LIQUID!!!

 

[Acidman]

Yes but the liquid crystals are electrified are they not? That may give them different properties.

Mabye I should just wait for Famine...

 

[Sage]

Originally posted by Acidman
Yes but the liquid crystals are electrified are they not? That may give them different properties.

Passing electricity through elements/stuff doesn't make them into new forms of matter... they just do stuff, like emit light due to electrons bouncing up and dropping down through energy levels (shells).

 

[halfracedrift]

Yeah. Whenever something is heated up *an element* they get excited. If they're excited, the electrons jump back and forth between shells. The jumping down *from an excited state to a ground state* gives off a photon, in which, gives off a unique colour for a certain element when it is excited. For example, magnesium burns a bright white.

 

[Acid X]

You freaking science buffs.

Anyway, this seems pretty cool! Hover trains, here we come! (Well, magnetic hovering..)

 

[Sage]

Originally posted by Acid X
You freaking science buffs.

Actually, I just learned it in Chemistry last week. ("It" being the photoelectric effect.)

 

[halfracedrift]

I forget the terms of most of the stuff, I only remeber the theories... ha!