superfluid
noun
su·per·flu·id
ˌsü-pər-ˈflü-əd 
: an unusual state of matter noted only in liquid helium cooled to near absolute zero and characterized by apparently frictionless flow (as through fine holes)
superfluid
adjective
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When a superfluid rotates, little whirlpools, or vortices, develop.
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Matthew Smith, Ars Technica, 8 July 2023
Both cold gases and neutron matter in some parts of a neutron star are superfluids—the particles flow without any friction.
—Matthew Smith, Ars Technica, 8 July 2023
So in the Allam cycle, the CO2 is compressed to a superfluid at around 8 MPa, cooled, and then efficiently pumped to 30 MPa.
—David Wagman, IEEE Spectrum, 30 May 2018
Researchers are cooling atomic systems to near absolute zero for use as quantum simulators to study applications in superconductors and superfluids.
—Andrea Gawrylewski, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2020
Scientists describe it — and some ultracold gases, like BEC — as a superfluid.
—Stephen Ornes, Discover Magazine, 25 June 2019
But because of the strange physics of neutron stars, the protons and electrons become a superfluid and can maintain their motion without any electrical resistance.
—Paul Sutter, Ars Technica, 17 June 2022
In the case of helium, however, sufficient cooling will create a superfluid, at which point its atoms will flow without losing energy to viscosity.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 16 Mar. 2022
At temperatures above the point at which liquid helium becomes a superfluid, the transition created a broad peak instead of a sharp one.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 16 Mar. 2022
Matthew Smith, Ars Technica, 8 July 2023
Both cold gases and neutron matter in some parts of a neutron star are superfluids—the particles flow without any friction.
—Matthew Smith, Ars Technica, 8 July 2023
So in the Allam cycle, the CO2 is compressed to a superfluid at around 8 MPa, cooled, and then efficiently pumped to 30 MPa.
—David Wagman, IEEE Spectrum, 30 May 2018
Researchers are cooling atomic systems to near absolute zero for use as quantum simulators to study applications in superconductors and superfluids.
—Andrea Gawrylewski, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2020
Scientists describe it — and some ultracold gases, like BEC — as a superfluid.
—Stephen Ornes, Discover Magazine, 25 June 2019
But because of the strange physics of neutron stars, the protons and electrons become a superfluid and can maintain their motion without any electrical resistance.
—Paul Sutter, Ars Technica, 17 June 2022
In the case of helium, however, sufficient cooling will create a superfluid, at which point its atoms will flow without losing energy to viscosity.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 16 Mar. 2022
At temperatures above the point at which liquid helium becomes a superfluid, the transition created a broad peak instead of a sharp one.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 16 Mar. 2022
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