Scientists at Brookhaven labs have discovered a new state of matter that exists at the subatomic level: a sort of “pudding” that can spontaneously develop at the center of atoms when gluons (which make up, along with quarks, the neutron and protons found at the center of atoms) suddenly fuse to a gooey, delicious new state of matter between 50 and 1000 times more dense than an ordinary nucleus. While the physics are clearly above my head, the possibilities for new sweetened desserts certainly merit some attention. Read more at the NY Times.
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