A look into the quantum realm: MIT physicists generate first snapshots of pairs of fermions

Fermion pair particle physics concept

MIT physicists have successfully imaged the pairings of particles in a cloud of atoms, providing new insights into the behavior of electrons in superconducting materials. The discovery, documented in the journal Science, could help understand superconductivity and the further development of heatless electronics. (Artists concept.) The images shed light on how electrons form superconducting pairs … Read more

Explosions and implosions generate heat, but could they vaporize a human?

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Both explosions and implosions create heat to some extent, and vaporization can occur when things get very hot, but only under the right circumstances. The phenomenon sees liquids transition into a gaseous state when enough energy is released to break the intermolecular forces holding them together. Vaping is a dramatic phase change that requires a … Read more