2013-08-20

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A new paper discusses how relativity plays a role in Mercury's low melting point.

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Slow motion Mercury Pour: http://youtu.be/a17GBBTxrrQ

There paper is here but may not be free to read: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/anie.201302742/abstract

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