Scientists Heat Gold Hotter Than the Sun and It Doesn’t Melt
Researchers at SLAC’s Matter in Extreme Conditions (MEC) instrument used a laser to superheat a sample of gold.…
Physicists Blast Gold to Astonishing Temperatures, Overturning 40 Years of Physics
Gold usually melts at 1,300 kelvins—a temperature hotter than fresh lava from a volcano. But scientists recently shot…