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Related: About this forumX-ray laser boils water into strange plasma state hotter than Earth's core
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Michael Irving
9 minutes ago
Waiting for water to boil is a minor inconvenience that we've all experienced, but maybe we're just using the wrong tools. Instead of a kettle, next time try the world's most powerful X-ray laser, which has now been used to boil water to 100,000° C (180,000° F) in 75 millionths of a billionth of a second turning it into a new, plasma-like state of water in the process.
The device that can now also claim the title of world's fastest water heater is the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS), a laser that fires incredibly intense X-ray pulses with enough energy to cut through steel. In the past, the LCLS has been used to image viruses, create a "molecular black hole", make it rain diamonds and recreate the conditions at the center of a star.
This time, researchers from the German Electron Synchrotron ( DESY) and Uppsala University focused that intense energy onto one of the strangest substances in the universe water. The team was aiming to learn more about this life-giving liquid, and the different phases it can exist in. Normally, heating water increases the motion of its molecules, but the LCLS took a more aggressive approach.
"Our heating is fundamentally different," says Carl Caleman, lead researcher on the study. "The energetic X-rays punch electrons out of the water molecules, thereby destroying the balance of electric charges. So, suddenly the atoms feel a strong repulsive force and start to move violently."
More:
https://newatlas.com/xray-laser-boil-water-plasma/54627/
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X-ray laser boils water into strange plasma state hotter than Earth's core (Original Post)
Judi Lynn
May 2018
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Ferrets are Cool
(21,109 posts)1. Pentagon will be using it to kill people....
stay tuned.
Judi Lynn
(160,591 posts)2. That went through my mind, too, Ferrets are Cool. No doubt, whatsoever.
Effective way to remove dissent quickly.
RainCaster
(10,907 posts)3. If water is that hazardous, let's stick to alcohol
Just sayin'
PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,871 posts)4. Nice. I really hate having to wait for water to boil
to fix my one cup of instant coffee every morning.
I can only hope I'll be able to buy one of these at Target soon.