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A new form of matter was discovered in 2004, after scientist Deborah Jin was able to "supercool" atoms within one billionth of a degree from absolute zero. Pretty COOL!
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95 Comments
Blake Pincus
1/4/2011 01:18:47 am
Wow one billionth of a degree from absolute zero. Thats really close I perdict in the next thirty years scientist will be able to get to absolute zero.
Mary Padberg
1/4/2011 02:45:16 am
Refrigeration changed over the years, first it was ice, and then it was actual refrigerators. Ice was shipped across the globe in order for people to keep food cool. Food could be shipped around the globe after a small family farm started to harvest ice from ponds and lakes.
Alexander Czexhowski
1/4/2011 03:15:46 am
Cool. Matter stops moving at -459.4 degrees Farhinhight. I am glad that Jin A. MacArthur finally discoverd the point at which matter stops moveing in 2004.
Melony Bennis
1/4/2011 04:33:18 am
Wow! I thought the concept of using superconductors for our energy is a fantastic idea; little energy would be wasted and we could have technology like magnetically-levitated trains!
Michelle Planchak
1/4/2011 05:06:43 am
This is a great a accomplishment for her and for everyone else. To get that close to absolute zero is pretty cool, it makes you wonder how much colder we can get to it over time.
Alex MacDonald
1/4/2011 05:11:38 am
With a newly developed superconductor, we could advance technologically in several ways. In heating, transportation, and many more departments, this could help preserve energy and lower costs to any government or corporation.
Jack Shofi
1/4/2011 05:35:35 am
A new superconductor that can help develop a levitated train, that's awesome.
Jack Shofi
1/4/2011 05:38:18 am
A superconductor that can lead to making a levitating train, that's awesome.
Ian
1/4/2011 05:57:18 am
This is very interesting. I like the idea of magnetically levitating trains, that would be awesome. But it is also very interesting how this source of power never runs out of energy, which would sure save the US ALOT of money and electricity. I can't wait until this technology comes into daily use!
Maddie Mueller
1/4/2011 06:07:45 am
I think that this is a great invention and way that we wont lose electricity. it is also really cool how they stopped the atoms, then used a laser to manipulate the atoms into pairing up. Having trains that are magnetically levitated is a great idea!
Kelly
1/4/2011 06:17:20 am
I think Its Really cool how they formed that new kind of matter.And how they said it can help lead on to a next generation of superconductors and use in electricity and trains and stuff like that.
Johnny Treanor
1/4/2011 06:18:34 am
Its pretty amazing that scientists were able to do this, without even reaching Absolute zero. The posibilities for this new matter are endless. If someone finds a way to mass produce this, it could completely revolutionize technology.
Schuyler
1/4/2011 06:42:40 am
Nice. Making this a superconductor would definitely help generating electricity.
Tyler Goerl
1/4/2011 07:07:01 am
I thought that the movie on absolute cold was very informative. I learned that the absolute cold temperature is
Ben Lawler
1/4/2011 07:08:38 am
Imagine how much energy a practical superconductor would save. That is what scientist have been trying to find for along time. This looks like it could be it.
Sydney Stryker
1/4/2011 07:10:17 am
This new form of matter I think is very interesting and will lead to changes in the future. The fact that this scientist was able to to get so close to absolute zero is very incredable. I beleive one day we will be able to reach absolute zero and it will lead to many more inventions to form our future.
Kiara Pavon
1/4/2011 07:12:07 am
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Stephen K
1/4/2011 07:41:37 am
This article was actually pretty interesting. I think its cool that they are close to developing a conductor that doesnt waste any electricity. It made me think though that it probably isnt possible to actually reach absolute zero, because they came so close but still couldnt acheive it.
Isabella Meier
1/4/2011 07:57:00 am
I think that it is interesting that these scientists have discovered a new form of matter. The fact that they have gotten so close to absolute zero in itself is fascinating. I think that this new form of matter could defintely be used as a superconductor.
alex v
1/4/2011 08:17:46 am
Thats really interesting. I really can't wait to learn more about this in class. I bet this Deborah Jin is pretty "supercool" herself. Fourth comment.
Lillian Thongsavanh
1/4/2011 08:37:26 am
First this is really cool. Now scientist can go further in research and this could be the missing puzzle piece to any other scientific problem. Fermionic's would really be helping the earth by saving lots of energy and helping us by our way of transportation. We wouldn't be losing any energy if we had a superconductor.
patrick frick
1/4/2011 08:37:27 am
Wow thats amazing. I would like to know what this matter is called and what physical properties it has. Does it have any practical uses?
Jack Shofi
1/4/2011 08:38:57 am
A superconductor that can help make a levitating train, that's awesome!
Joseph Nuar
1/4/2011 09:14:27 am
This new superconductor you could transmit electricity with no loss of energy. Right now about 10% of energy is lost in the wires. Also with superconductor's trains would be able to use a fraction of the energy they use now.
Darius Patton
1/4/2011 09:23:29 am
This article proves that each time science progresses, we come closer to achieving the absolute zero temperature. This article also relates to what we learned in class, about how absolute zero can not be achieved with ordinary circumstances.
Kira Morken <3
1/4/2011 09:32:07 am
The fact that there is an absolute zero is awesome! It stinks that she was so close and couldn't get all the way to absolute zero! the technology we have now is amazing!
Matt Eichenlaub
1/4/2011 09:33:43 am
I think that the discovery of this new form of matter could be helpful in the future with conserving energy. I was sort of confused about how the form worked. Also, I was wondering how they were able to determine that they were one billionth of a degree above absolute zero.
Layton Laws
1/4/2011 09:33:54 am
Deborah Jin's discovery will lead to an advancement in the objective to reach absolute zero. This will give scientist a better idea on how to reach their goal at absolute zero. Her discovery may be used in the future as a conductor of some sort. - Layton Laws
Monica Loesel
1/4/2011 09:41:50 am
Wow. The whole idea of fermionic condensate as something that can make but not use energy sounds really cool. It's what scientists have been searching for for a while: the problem solved, right? But the whole process of freezing it to absalute zero and using lasers to pair up the particles seems a little bit like it's too much work for too little result. Still, mechanically "flying trains" might be worth the effort!
Gabriel Maraya
1/4/2011 09:43:01 am
This is a valuable idea that could help conserve energy in the future. Such an invention critical to keeping energy cost-efficient. As another state of matter has been created, such an achievement should necessitate great changes.
Mikayla Sherman
1/4/2011 09:48:51 am
This aritcle is really interesting. I think it would be cool if a couple of years from now we would have so much excess energy that we could have trains that hover and dont cause friction. I wonder what else we could do....?
Ty. S.
1/4/2011 09:56:56 am
I think it is absolutely crazy that someone can make something that cold. What else is that cold?
Ashley Robinett
1/4/2011 10:06:32 am
So, basically they created a superconductor that doesn't waste any energy using one tenth of absolute zero? Sweet.
Ty. S.
1/4/2011 10:13:49 am
I think it is absolutely crazy that someone can make something that cold. What are the processes to get that kind of cold? Is there anything else that cold? Why would you want something to be that cold?
allie sermo
1/4/2011 10:16:07 am
i think that this new form of matter is really cool because it is a new type of superconductor that can help us be more efficient and save energy. it can help with 10 percent on electricity that is lost in the united states that heats up the wires because it can put that electricity to good use for something else and stop wasting it
kyle horan
1/4/2011 10:32:33 am
I didn't know that there are six forms of matter.
Austin Otter
1/4/2011 10:42:52 am
basically, in creating a superconductor you don't waste energy, &you have more possibilities for invention.
Rachel Hoppe
1/4/2011 11:07:57 am
I really hope this research is recognized and receives much funding. The superconductors could make the transmission of energy much more efficient and practical. Also, the way that they manipulated the potassium atoms with the laser light was very interesting.
desmond.
1/4/2011 11:17:49 am
that Condensates enter new era in the world with Deborah Jin ,new Fermi gas atoms form supercool molecules .
Peyton Brasher
1/4/2011 11:57:53 am
In her research towards creating a superconductor, Jin discovered a new form of matter called a fermionic condensate. In an experiment to coax these atoms into pairing up, because they normally work individually, she was able to cool the gas very close to the Absolute Zero temperature. This experiment moved scientists one step closer to being able to reach the true Absolute Zero temperature of -459 degrees Fahrenheit.
Joshua Aguilar
1/4/2011 12:29:21 pm
This article is very interesting. This new form of matter could be useful if it lets researchers create superconductors for real world applications. I wonder if the matter always has to be supercooled for it to be a super conductor or does it have to be super cooled only once?
julianne leist
1/4/2011 07:17:12 pm
I think that it is really cool how they super cooled potassium atoms.this might be used in the future to find abosolute zero
Alec Polanosky
1/4/2011 07:24:52 pm
I thought that both the article and movie were very interesting. It just goes to show how far man has come since the early days with technology. I especially think the experiments were "cool" and I wish to try them out for my self.
Matilda Donovan
1/4/2011 07:26:26 pm
A new superconductor would make huge difference to the cost of electricity and the way people view energy. The article said that absolute zero is -459 Fahrenheit, but in class didn't we say something different? She used her "genius grant" well. I hope we are able to make a new super conductor.
Alec Polanosky
1/4/2011 07:51:56 pm
I thought that both the article and movie were very interesting it just goes to show how far we have come since the early days and technology wise too. I would like to try out some of the "cool" experiments that they showed or talked about for myself.
Barry Rhodes
1/5/2011 01:33:24 am
The blog was very interesting and finding absolute zero will be a great achievment in science. I thought how they cooled the potassuim atoms was pretty cool to. Cooling other atoms might help in finding absolute zero.
Austin Zicht
1/5/2011 02:08:26 am
That is amazing that superconducter can save 10% of our power. To add to that, it could make trains levitate at high speeds, but use half the power trains are using today. This superconducter can save people a lot of energy
Abby mainoo
1/5/2011 05:20:40 am
I think this is very cool because the new form of matter that they created is a superconducter.It said in the article that this can help with the electricity bill in the U.S. But the amazing part is that the suer conductor is cooled potassium
Ryan Hoskins
1/5/2011 05:39:56 am
i think that it is amazing how they can find something this cold! its amazing how things such as air condition work. ive never thought of how or why it was made. absolute zero is just so cold!!
Andrew Mueller
1/5/2011 05:40:31 am
Thats crazy that they dicsovered a new form of matter.It's weird how a laser attracts the atoms togeter. I wonder why the lasers attract the atoms to each other?
Michael Ranasinghe
1/5/2011 05:55:19 am
This revolution in science will lead us to many new outcomes. It will allow scientists to create more theories. I personally think that this breakthrough will change what we think about science.
RJ Baldwin
1/5/2011 05:58:13 am
I think that the new superconductor would be a great advancement in society. The hovering train idea is really cool and I hope to see that before I die. I predict that the scientist will be able to get to absolute zero in the next 15 years.
Abigail Williams
1/5/2011 06:10:27 am
I think its amazing in the near fact that they got matter to stop moving, but what they achieved/discovered in doing so is even more remarkable. To think that science has improved, or advanced this much in such a short amount of time is unbaleavable. I used to think there were only three states of matter, and that the fourth was just a rummor but without even knowing it there are actually six of them! Thise new discovery can be very benificial for conservational purposes in travel. I hope to see this turn into a benificial application in the future.
allana dye
1/5/2011 06:17:35 am
i think one day in the future we will find a way to reach absolute zero.
Mary Freeman
1/5/2011 06:28:25 am
wow, I thought there were only three forms of matter. That would be great if we could use it as a superconductor that doesn't waste any energy.
J.Shofi
1/5/2011 06:52:25 am
A new superconductor that can help develop a levitated train, that's awesome.It makes you wonder what they'll come up with next. We may even magnetic roads with levitating cars after we succeed with the levitating train.
Madison Longi
1/5/2011 07:50:39 am
I think its cool they use electricity without loosing energy. If all machines and electronics were like that things would probably go smoother, faster and a whole lot more efficient.
Jeremy Collier
1/5/2011 08:25:41 am
Very interesting concept, but I believe that it is impossible because it can only be done with the complete absence of heat which is impossible because the machines that creat absolute zero also produce (even if a very small amount) of heat.
sarah jakielski
1/5/2011 08:42:04 am
So, if they produced this superconductor that can have many practical uses, why haven't we seen and heard of it more?
JOHN YATES
1/5/2011 08:54:04 am
I didn't think that was possible. I think if the can get alot of "superconductor" our energy wasted will lower. I also think our electricity bills will increase because this seems very rare to get that much pure energy and keep it so cold
Sherry.Xu
1/5/2011 08:55:47 am
Wa!!!!!! It was so amazing!!!!!!A superconductor that can help make a levitating train!When I first hear it I even couldn't believe my ears!!!!It's really very cool...
johnathan harcher
1/5/2011 08:55:56 am
i think this is awesome. they should use this for cars if they can use it for trains. and make flying cars.
Sherry.Xu
1/5/2011 08:58:41 am
Wa!!!It was so amazing!!!!A superconductor that can help make a levitating train?!! I really couldn't believe my eyes!! just ....I feel ... so cold ..... haha!!!!
Ryan Goerl
1/5/2011 08:59:10 am
It is pretty cool and an astounding advancement in science. The fact that scientists have been so close to stopping matter is just amazing.
David King
1/5/2011 09:09:49 am
This article is very interesting. I hope this research helps us to discover more types of matter.
Tanner chem3
1/5/2011 09:13:11 am
they are very close to absolute zero, possibly soon they will be able to reach it
Mary Grace Dobis
1/5/2011 09:17:48 am
I really, really, really like this subject of reaching absolute zero, and this article just goes to show how far science has come in comparison to the findings of Count Rumford, Lavosier, Joule, and so on. What makes me wonder in this article is the question: How could the team of scientists 'mold' this new form of matter so that it CAN be used in everyday life?
Sherry.Xu
1/5/2011 09:39:27 am
Wa!!! this is so amazing!!! I even couldn't believe what did I read!!!!Science is really very interesting. A superconductor that can help make a levitating train?!!! wa!!!
Abby Krauss
1/5/2011 10:00:45 am
Thats really cool. I think this will help us with a lot more inventions to come. One day i think we will reach absolute zero which would be a hugh step in the science world. 1/5/2011 10:07:54 am
This is avery interesting point about the levitating train. it would be a good idea to just use cold and a magnetic fiend for cars, trains, and other things, but we would have to make all the roads magnetic in some way. That would cost a ton of money. (It would also be cold inside the car if the cold was the thing powering it and was all around it). Other than those things it would be fine.
John_Paul_Kelly
1/5/2011 10:19:21 am
It was cool. I didn't understand a couple things, but I thought the super conductors were neat, especially the thing about levitating trains.
Michaela <3
1/5/2011 10:24:39 am
the movie was extremely informative, and it made me wonder how cold we can make it.. if its possible to get below absolute zero.
Tina Leary(:
1/5/2011 10:29:18 am
I think its really cool that they almost reached absolute zero. I mean that would be pretty cool if we could have a superconductor. I honestly don't think they will be able to reach absolute zero though.
Sarah O'Donnell
1/5/2011 10:35:30 am
Using superconductors is a great idea. It will allow for more use of energy instead of wasting it. That can go a long way in the near future.
Meredith Hoopes
1/5/2011 10:40:39 am
Woh! this is crazy! it's just one examply of how far we've come on science. This could change so much in terms of saving and using energy! And to get that close to absolute zero, this lady is amazing!
dominique velez!(:
1/5/2011 10:56:04 am
I find the fact that people found another form of matter is very interesting. I think that's super cool and how it's the sixth form of matter. That is what mostly stood out to me. The movie was also interesting and informing.
Ariel Morrow
1/5/2011 11:11:12 am
I think this article was very interesting. With this new superconductor, transportation would become more advanced which will allow for society to advance socially and economically. -Ariel Morrow
Sean W.
1/5/2011 11:46:23 am
I thought that it was really cool. The article said the new matter was a fermionic condensate. So now there are six different types of matter.
Katlyn Marshall
1/5/2011 12:41:46 pm
I think it is neat, how it can produce electricity without losing much energy. Also, i think levitated trains is really cool idea. That would be really neat to see.
Joe Velez
1/5/2011 02:16:21 pm
I found the video very intresting and the article taught me that there was a sixth form of matter , I was impressed by that.
Asa Britten
1/5/2011 07:25:19 pm
The 'lossless' electricity they talk about is a phenomenal development and would save a great portion of money by nature of its efficiency. Given what I learned in class I still do not believe that it is possible to attain "absolute" zero.
Jackie Dorney
1/6/2011 12:17:45 am
i really enjoyed reading and watching the video. i found it really interesting and reading about how it can produce electricity without losing much enerdy. I also think levitated trains would be pretty cool.I also learned that there are six different types of matter, which is something i found interesting that i was unaware of before.
Maggie Somerville
1/6/2011 05:35:33 am
I thought that this was pretty cool. The fact that she was able to get that close to absolute zero is awesome. I also think that with a super conductor lots of things could change, like the fact that it could totally eliminate the losses of electricity during the transfer.
Cindy Sivick
1/6/2011 09:12:38 am
Cindy Sivick
1/6/2011 09:15:35 am
It's awesome that someone has been able to create a new superconductor. That she got so close to absolute zero is amazing. Our technology and knowledge has really improved.
Mark
1/6/2011 09:58:51 am
this was an interesting article, its amazing how much we are able to come up with and experiment with nowadays, it really opens ones mind to the unexplainable reality of science today.
Mark
1/6/2011 10:00:19 am
The video was fascinating, absolute zero is such a complex thing i've learned. 1/6/2011 11:09:15 am
this is completly insane!!! i think the gas is pretty cool to watch. these scientist are so smart its amazing what people can discover these days shes so smart like i dont how she discovered that!! i think its amazing that they cooled potassium gas to a billionth of a degree Celsius above absolute zero !!! :)
Katherine Virostek
1/7/2011 12:13:29 am
i liked this article and thout it was cool. i think that the "lossless" electricity was interesting.
Derek Brown
1/8/2011 03:21:44 am
Sorry my blog was late, my internet was down. I think this video is really cool how there is now a new state of matter. Also scientist are so close to getting to absolute zero. I say if they keep trying hard, in ten years they will be absolute zero.
Aaron Young
1/9/2011 07:56:33 am
The video and article were both very interesting. I was unaware that there was a 5th and 6th form of matter. I also thought that the levitating train thing was pretty cool.
Natasha Nevel
1/9/2011 09:56:16 am
That would be so cool if there was a superconductor that could lead to levitated trains...hopefully reaching that will be the first step in inventing hover cars!!! It would also be awesome to use the absolute zero energy for advances in our daily use of tech.
alex kalka loves chemistry
1/17/2011 09:51:28 am
absolute zero is really interesting. it's nice that we can get this close to absolute zero. i had no idea that there were six different types of matter and i found it really cool to learn.
Jamie Peterson
1/19/2011 08:57:34 am
I think that was very interesting. I think it would be that absolute zero is such an interesting topic. I think with a super conductor there could be lots of changes,knowing the fact that it can eliminate electricity during transfer is very cool. Leave a Reply. |