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'''String-net liquid''' is the phrase used for a hypothetical [[state of matter]] in which the atoms do not line up in opposing "spins", but in a more erratic order, as if they had partial spins or charges. [[Herbertsmithite]], a crystalline material occurring in nature, may have such qualities. It was Discovered by Xiao-Gang at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. First thought of in 1983.

Discovered by Xiao-Gang at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. First thought of in 1983.

==See also ==
*[[string-net]].

== External linksReferences==

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* [http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=mg19325954.200&feedId=online-news_rss20 The universe is a string-net liquid] - "New Scientist" (15 March 2007).

==External links==

* [http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=mg19325954.200&feedId=online-news_rss20 The universe is a string-net liquid] - "New Scientist" (15 March 2007).

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