Solid Gold Superheated To 14 Times Its Melting Point, Bypassing The "Entropy Catastrophe"

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Solid Gold Superheated To 14 Times Its Melting Point, Bypassing The "Entropy Catastrophe"

By IFLScience

Researchers have been able to heat up a sample of solid gold to over 14 times its melting temperature for a fraction of a second, bypassing a theoretical limit known as the entropy catastrophe. The approach, known as superheating, might lead to a bet ...Read more

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