A crack in the case for supersolids

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A crack in the case for supersolids

http://www.physorg.com/news196344359.html


New experiments are casting doubt on previously reported observations of supersolid helium. In a paper appearing in the current issue of Physical Review Letters, John Reppy (Cornell University) presents research suggesting that prior experiments that seemed to show signs of supersolidity were in fact the result of the plastic deformation of normal helium
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