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A research team led by Prof. PAN Jianwei, Prof. WAN Zhensheng and Prof. DENG Youjin from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) observed counterflow superfluidity in two-component ...

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as well as water molecules (two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom). Other combinations include the potentially valuable resource of Helium-3 (3 H), which could one day be used to make rocket fuel.

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