String-net liquid
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String-net liquid is the phrase used for a hypothetical state of matter in which the atoms do not line up in opposing "spins", but in a more erratic order, as if they had partial spins or charges. Herbertsmithite, a crystalline material occurring in nature, may have such qualities. It was Discovered by Xiao-Gang at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. First thought of in 1983.
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References
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19325954.200?DCMP=Matt_Sparkes&nsref=fourth-state
External links
- The universe is a string-net liquid - "New Scientist" (15 March 2007).
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