SMRTR Science & EngineeringAug 5, 2025Live Science

Scientists heat gold to 14 times its melting point — without turning it into a liquid

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Ultrafast laser pulses superheated solid gold to 19,000 kelvins without melting, disproving previous theories and revealing a new method to measure extreme temperatures by preventing crystal expansion in trillionths of a second.

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