Friday, July 01, 2005
And I Just Thought It Was Into A Puddle
Actually the article is about some really interesting science
The problem is that the earliest phase of melting has never been seen. Scientists can't see the atoms involved because they are so small and because they are hidden in the structure of solid material.The problem is, if it is big enough to be seen in an optical microscope, you aren't seeing quantum effects.
So Yodh's team made some big atoms. Specifically, they made see-through crystals that are like small beads and are visible in an optical microscope.
