3.6 Million Degree Metal
Reference- http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/01/120127-x-ray-laser-degrees-matter-hot-plasma-science-nature/?source=hp_d1_news_plasma20120130#
Summary-The hottest thing on Earth was conducted out of aluminum and the world's most powerful x-ray laser, going on the list right under the heart of the sun's temperature and the center of a nuclear explosion's temperature. But the team of scientists didn't have this in mind as their primary goal; they were striving to complete a map detailing all the universe's range of plasmas. The device used to portray the x-ray pulses is called the Linac Coherent Light Source and it doesn't heat samples, it vaporizes them from the inside out. Aluminum was used in the testing process and it was transformed into plasma.
Critique- This research proves that even scientists aren't always perfect with predictions on experiments. It is also one of the many examples of inventions and other things along those lines that were created on accident and are now part of our daily world.
Impact- in the future, this could aid astrophysicists fully grasp the processes inside the son or the cores of gas planets. With this information, researchers could also generate controlled fusion power, creating more clean energy on earth.
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