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Ultracold Soup - The 'Superfluid' States Of Matter

Short Wave

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πŸ—“οΈ 24 August 2021

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

(Encore episode) Class is back in session. We're going "back to school" to dig a little deeper on a concept you were taught in school: states of matter. Today, Emily and Maddie explore OTHER states of matter β€” beyond solid, liquid, gas, and plasma. Martin Zwierlein, professor of physics at Massachusetts Institute for Technology (MIT), discusses his work with ultracold quantum gases and observing superfluid states of matter.

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0:00.0

Hey everybody, Maddie Sifai here with Emily Kwang.

0:10.0

Hey Maddie, alright, we're gonna mix it up today.

0:13.3

Talk about something new by revisiting something old.

0:17.4

Is that some kind of riddle?

0:18.8

Is this a riddle show now Kwang?

0:20.5

No, no, not quite.

0:22.3

Today we are going back to school.

0:25.2

Ooh, our favorite place.

0:26.2

Yes, and to kick things off,

0:28.3

let me introduce you to Jorge Sigler Garcia.

0:31.0

He remembers encountering science ed

0:33.4

for the first time in his middle school chemistry class.

0:36.5

I grew up in Cuba and they called my class from the cave

0:39.1

because it liked windows and had only one light bulb.

0:41.7

And Jorge has this distinct memory of one time

0:45.4

when their teacher.

0:46.6

Ana Maria Farinha has walked into the cave

0:48.5

and started the class by writing

0:50.1

the three basic states of matter on the chalkboard.

0:52.6

The three basic states of matter,

0:55.5

solid, liquid, and gas.

0:58.7

Their teacher then paused, turned, and said,

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