Crack in the case for supersolids: Reports of supersolid helium may have been premature

Friday, June 25, 2010 - 00:21 in Physics & Chemistry

New experiments are casting doubt on previously reported observations of supersolid helium. New research suggests that prior experiments that seemed to show signs of supersolidity were in fact the result of the plastic deformation of normal helium.

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