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  • Discovered: crystals made of "holes"....

    Yes, a crystal made up of the "holes" found in semiconductors;

    Holes–the spaces left behind by electrons in semiconductors–can crystallize under the right conditions, according to computer simulations.




    Hugh DeWitt of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California says that hole crystals and related phenomena occur in the super dense cores of white dwarfs and neutron stars. "We're at the point where we need to do serious quantum mechanical simulations of the interiors of stars," and the models done by Bonitz's group are very good examples of that, he says. Bonitz points out that hole crystals are not just strange curiosities--most matter in the universe is made up of positively and negatively charged particles like holes and electrons in extreme conditions that might be right for crystals. The hole crystal may be more common than we think.
    The material scientists must be having wet dreams

    Dr. Mordrid
    Last edited by Dr Mordrid; 7 December 2005, 04:18.
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    Next step: they discover that the cores of stars are actually giant computers that have achieved sentience...
    DM says: Crunch with Matrox Users@ClimatePrediction.net

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      Thus making Pharaoh Amenhotep IV (Akhenaten) likely correct

      Dr. Mordrid
      Last edited by Dr Mordrid; 7 December 2005, 10:05.
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      I carry a gun because I can't throw a rock 1,250 fps

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