{"id":3434,"date":"2025-03-18T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schoolcentral.co.uk\/?p=3434"},"modified":"2025-03-18T08:03:29","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T08:03:29","slug":"light-has-been-transformed-into-a-supersolid-for-the-first-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/schoolcentral.co.uk\/?p=3434","title":{"rendered":"Light has been transformed into a &#8216;supersolid&#8217; for the first time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/schoolcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/light-supersolid.png&#8221; 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