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Does Superheating Have No Limit? Solid Gold Superheated To 14 Times Its Melting Point Bypasses The “Entropy Catastrophe”

Does Superheating Have No Limit? Solid Gold Superheated To 14 Times Its Melting Point Bypasses The “Entropy Catastrophe”

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 better understanding of how substances change phase at a fundamental level and even to improved production of …

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