As cold as it gets

A video by Otago University NZ regarding the study of the behaviour of matter at temperatures less than one millionth of a degree above absolute zero. Full article and more videos- http://www.eequalsmcsquared.auckland.ac.nz/sites/emc2/videos/cool-kiwi-scienc... more info- 'the coldest place in the universe' http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/phenom-200801.html

'At temperatures less than one millionth of a degree above absolute zero, some extraordinary new behaviours of matter emerge. The most striking example is Bose-Einstein condensation - an exotic state of matter in which the quantum wave properties of atoms are dominant.

The realm of ultra cold gases, which has been achieved only in the past decade, is one of the highest profile areas of contemporary Physics, being recognised by Nobel prizes in 1997 (laser cooling) and 2001 (Bose-Einstein condensation). Ultra cold gases may provide the basis for vastly more powerful computers, called quantum computers.'

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• particle
• physics
• new
• zealand
• science
• bose-einsteine
• condensate
• absolute
• zero

[djskyline701]

0:25 ....DID THIS GUY JUST CALL ME A DICKHEAD?!

[boomshizzIe]

WTF i wanna SEE the material, ive only read crazy stories of its properties, i would actually like to see what it looks like

[djskyline701]

@Maarrii94 A decade Ago.... Thank you so much for clarifying. I honestly believed he called me a dickhead...

[Maarrii94]

@djskyline701 Decade, you dickhead.

[Chronox5]

If you are disappointed that the actual condensate isn't shown, it's because light would excite the atoms too much, heating the whole thing up. That's why you can only take pictures indirectly by photographing a shadow of it for example.

[mphello]

DAMN, BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATE! YOU COLD!

[happinesson]

complex inter link study of different branches of science, different machine and invention resulting to cold molecules! they are such an expert!

[Typho0n86]

@23GrandMasterK one what

[23GrandMasterK]

@djskyline701 well... you are one. :)

[chargerfish1]

@djskyline701 what?