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Metal transition in Earth's core

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Metal transition in Earth's core
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Metal transition in Earth's core
December 21, 2011 at 9:29 am
Quote:Under extreme pressures and temperatures, one of the main materials of the Earth's interior has exhibited a never-before-seen transition.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16265510

I had long suspected that subatomic particles would behave differently in such extremes, heck, neutron stars themselves may composed of crazily-dense elements that can only stabilize under such conditions.
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Metal transition in Earth's core

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Metal transition in Earth's core - by Welsh cake - December 21, 2011 at 9:29 am
RE: Metal transition in Earth's core - by Blam! - December 21, 2011 at 10:45 am
RE: Metal transition in Earth's core - by Anomalocaris - December 21, 2011 at 12:16 pm
RE: Metal transition in Earth's core - by Blam! - December 21, 2011 at 1:21 pm
RE: Metal transition in Earth's core - by orogenicman - December 21, 2011 at 11:10 am
RE: Metal transition in Earth's core - by Anomalocaris - December 21, 2011 at 2:18 pm
RE: Metal transition in Earth's core - by Blam! - December 21, 2011 at 2:49 pm
RE: Metal transition in Earth's core - by Autumnlicious - December 21, 2011 at 3:07 pm

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