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Dimensionality in Physics Symmetry Breaking Melting Plastic Ice VII

Gold Superheated to 14 Times Its Melting Point, Overturning Entropy Catastrophe Limit

Ultrafast laser heating paired with X-ray scattering at SLAC enabled direct measurement of gold’s atomic temperature past theoretical limits, opening avenues for studying fusion targets alongside planetary core simulations.

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Physicists Achieve One-Dimensional Gas State Using Light