Quantum ‘supersolid’ matter stirred using magnets

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Quantum ‘supersolid’ matter stirred using magnets

Supersolids, created using lasers, have some unusual properties

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Some solids can be stirred. Researchers have shown that a bizarre quantum state of matter that is both a solid and a frictionless fluid at the same time can be agitated, apparently creating a series of tiny vortices inside the material. The experiment is evidence of the progress being made in understanding the strange properties of so-called “supersolids”.

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