seeder Posted February 26, 2014 #1 Share Posted February 26, 2014 A fowl find: Scientists stunned to discover a new state of matter - in a chicken's EYE Disordered hyperuniformity is an arrangement of particles that allows material to behave like both a crystal and a liquid Could lead to new types of light sensor A new state of matter has been discovered in the eye of a chicken. Never before seen in biology, 'disordered hyperuniformity' is an arrangement of particles that allows material to behave like both a crystal and a liquid. Along with eggs, soup and rubber toys the list of the humble rooster's most lasting legacies may eventually include optics that can transmit light with the efficiency of a crystal and the flexibility of a liquid. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2567765/How-chickens-eye-revealed-new-state-matter.html#ixzz2uQMXrYlM 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightly Posted February 26, 2014 #2 Share Posted February 26, 2014 (edited) Pretty interesting.. Sounds like it might become useful ? " Materials in this state are like crystals in the way they keep the density of particles consistent across large spatial distances But these systems are also like liquids because they have the same physical properties in all directions. Researchers say this may be the first time disordered hyperuniformity has been observed in a biological system. Previously it had only been seen in physical systems like liquid helium and simple plasmas. Edited February 26, 2014 by lightly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeder Posted February 26, 2014 Author #3 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Pretty interesting.. Sounds like it might become useful ? " Materials in this state are like crystals in the way they keep the density of particles consistent across large spatial distances But these systems are also like liquids because they have the same physical properties in all directions. Researchers say this may be the first time disordered hyperuniformity has been observed in a biological system. Previously it had only been seen in physical systems like liquid helium and simple plasmas. With my screen size and resolution I couldn't read that till I enlarged it!! So will post it again for anyone else who cant see it, in a larger font " Materials in this state are like crystals in the way they keep the density of particles consistent across large spatial distances But these systems are also like liquids because they have the same physical properties in all directions. Researchers say this may be the first time disordered hyperuniformity has been observed in a biological system. Previously it had only been seen in physical systems like liquid helium and simple plasmas. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightly Posted February 26, 2014 #4 Share Posted February 26, 2014 thanks seeder. sorry for the small font ... just copied & pasted, and that's how it came out. I'll have to remember to enlarge those things. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeder Posted February 26, 2014 Author #5 Share Posted February 26, 2014 thanks seeder. sorry for the small font ... just copied & pasted, and that's how it came out. I'll have to remember to enlarge those things. ha no worries. When I copy/paste from webpages I have a notepad open, pasting it there removes any formatting, then I just copy it back and paste 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZDZ Posted February 27, 2014 #6 Share Posted February 27, 2014 There's an easier way, clicking the pink and white eraser in the posting features, (right above the I between the B and the U ) will return all highlighted text to forum defaults. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeder Posted February 27, 2014 Author #7 Share Posted February 27, 2014 cheers, useful tip 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psyche101 Posted February 27, 2014 #8 Share Posted February 27, 2014 I was reading this yesterday, near started the topic as well, fascinating stuff, What I find somewhat confusing is this line: Previously it had only been seen in physical systems like liquid helium and simple plasmas. So is it a new state of matter or not? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junior Chubb Posted February 27, 2014 #9 Share Posted February 27, 2014 thanks seeder. sorry for the small font ... just copied & pasted, and that's how it came out. I'll have to remember to enlarge those things. I thought you were playing some sort of optical game to go with the theme of the thread 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightly Posted February 27, 2014 #10 Share Posted February 27, 2014 I was reading this yesterday, near started the topic as well, fascinating stuff, What I find somewhat confusing is this line: Previously it had only been seen in physical systems like liquid helium and simple plasmas. So is it a new state of matter or not? Me too .. this line also confused me .. Researchers say this may be the first time disordered hyperuniformity has been observed in a biological system. But it's still interesting.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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