Ancestors

Written by std_logic_vector on 2024-08-03 at 17:12

I cooled a cube of Gadolinium to below its Curie temperature of 20°C. At this temperature the metal changes from being paramagnetic to ferromagnetic (or helically antiferromagnetic, whatever that means exactly). This makes it much more attracted to a magnet and it jumps up!

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Toot

Written by std_logic_vector on 2024-08-10 at 22:14

Behind the scenes view of my very professional setup...

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Descendants

Written by penguin42 on 2024-08-10 at 22:54

@stdlogicvector Is that pro-grade rubber bands holding the peltier to the cooler?

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Written by std_logic_vector on 2024-08-10 at 23:00

@penguin42 Yep! Didn't have any thermal grease on hand and it was just a quick temporary setup anyways.

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