NASA Is Creating a Fifth State of Matter on the ISS, Thanks to an Upgrade to a Mini-Fridge-Sized Quantum Lab
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NASA uses a quantitative laboratory of the size of a mini-fridge aboard the International Space Station to study the behavior of matter at near zero absolute temperatures under microgravity conditions. Researchers hope to better understand one of the most unusual states of matter and to open the way to new quantum technologies.
NASA is creating a fifth state of matter on the ISS, thanks to an upgrade to a mini-fridge-sized quantum lab
A new upgrade to the International Space Station's (ISS) quantum laboratory is enabling NASA to probe the behavior of atoms further than ever before, the space agency has announced.Combining the ISS's newly upgraded "Cold Atom Laboratory" with the near zero-gravity of low Earth orbit, scientists are attempting to understand the properties of so-called "ultracold" atoms in an environment impossible to replicate on Earth. The aim of the mission is…
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