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Scientists have created a new type of oxygen with puzzling properties (www.aymany.com)

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The interesting part for me is not that they created oxygen 28 but that when created it behaved completely differently than they expected from their current theory. Stable vs emitting 4 neutrons to become oxygen 24.

Any experiment that ends with "that is not what we expected" is a source of new inquiry.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago

“That is not what we expected” is the start of real research and fun.