"MIT Physicists Uncover Heat "Sloshing" Sounds in Superfluids"
TL;DR
MIT physicists have captured direct images of second sound, the movement of heat in a superfluid, for the first time. Using a new method of thermography, they were able to observe heat moving like a wave, independent of the physical motion of fermions in the superfluid. This breakthrough will help physicists gain a better understanding of how heat moves through superfluids and related materials, with potential applications in high-temperature superconductors and neutron stars.
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