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    A Space-Time Crystal to Outlive the Universe

    Caption: Selfmade Alum Crystal. Weight 5.01g Source: JanDerChemiker via wikimedia commons The second law of thermodynamics states that all isolated systems head towards entropy. Our universe will one day reach a state where all energy is evenly distributed and can no longer sustain motion or life. A group of physicists have speculated that a devise [...]

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    Not to be too picky, but the correct word is "device", not "devise". The latter is a verb, the former the noun. In other words, you devise a device.
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    "There is just one small snag however, as Tongcang Li admits “we focus on a space-time crystal that can be created in a laboratory, so you need to figure out a method to make a laboratory that can survive in the heat-death of the universe.” "

    Always a new project on the horizon... very impressive while talking about heat death of the universe.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Solfe View Post
    "There is just one small snag however, as Tongcang Li admits “we focus on a space-time crystal that can be created in a laboratory, so you need to figure out a method to make a laboratory that can survive in the heat-death of the universe.” "

    Always a new project on the horizon... very impressive while talking about heat death of the universe.
    Make the laboratory out of the space-time crystal?
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    I first saw this in Science News, and have no more of an idea of what is being talked about now than I did then.

    My brane hurts.

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    I think it is a new application of Thiotimoline
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiotimoline

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    That's interesting. Now we know what the Tardis uses

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