Scientists at UC San Diego and the Brookhaven Laboratory in New York have discovered superconductivity in meteorites.
After analyzing 15 pieces of comets and asteroids the researchers found two meteorites with superconductive grains, dubbed "Mundrabilla" and "GRA 95205." This is the first time that extraterrestrial superconductive grains have been identified.
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Meteorites have a wide range of "material phases" from the oldest states of the solar system, researchers say. In a statement, naturally occurring superconductive materials are described by UC San Diego researcher James Wampler as unusual, but significant because they could be superconducting in extraterrestrial environments.
Quite a lot has been going on:
Superconductors from outer space
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Researchers used a highly sensitive technique to examine 16 samples from two different meteorites, one formed in the iron core of an asteroid and one flung off a planet's surface by a collision. They had reported at a meeting of the American Physical Society in 2018 that there were signs of superconductivity in these bodies, but now they've dug into the samples and used multiple techniques to identify which materials are responsible.
Actually, the Spartans Weren’t All That Great | WIRED
Sci-fi author Myke Cole recently turned his hand to military history with his 2018 book Legion Versus Phalanx . In a follow-up volume, The Bronze Lie , he takes a skeptical look at the myth of ancient Sparta.
“I analyze Sparta’s complete military record, and prove that they were not the super-warriors that they’re reputed to be, and that most people believe they were based on Frank Miller’s hit comic 300 , which was then made into an even bigger movie by Zack Snyder ,” Cole says in Episode 407 of the Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy podcast.
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