Going where no man has gone before…
Just thought you guys might find this article interesting. I’m no physicist but it sounds like a really big breakthrough to me. But I’ll let the local expert be the judge of that 
MIT physicists create new form of matter
On a side note, Snobbers appears to be feeling much better. As a matter of fact, I’m wearing a lot of dog snot at the moment. She definitely lives up to her name 
June 24th, 2005 at 2:29 pm
How are you wearing dog snot while you’re at work?
June 24th, 2005 at 2:29 pm
Oh, and is dog snot a superfluid?
June 24th, 2005 at 2:39 pm
I went home at lunch to check on ole Snobbers and let her out since Jon left some ice cubes in her crate. Well, she was feeling so good that she jumped up on me and then sneezed all over me. It was wonderful. It was like taking a snot shower
Well, dog snot is a tricky substance to classify. I think it might fit under the superfluid category, but there are probably several other categories it would fit under as well. And I’m not sure I want to know what those are
Our local physics expert might have some insight as to whether or not it’s a superfluid. What does he say?
June 26th, 2005 at 12:10 pm
This is what I did my dissertation research on. It’s not precisely a new form of matter, but it’s close enough to make no nevermind. Anyway, it’s quite the breakthrough, though several groups have been on the edge for a while. My old group saw indirect evidence of superfluidity about a year ago, but Ketterle’s group is the first to see it directly.
Dog snot is sort of a supergrossy, I think.
June 27th, 2005 at 10:46 am
Who knew we were in the company of such greatness?
[I'd always wondered what your dissertation was about, Stephen.]