👉 The Berkeley Fluid, also known as the Berkeley Superfluid, is a unique quantum state of matter discovered in 1982 by physicists Eric Cornell and Carl Wieman at the University of California, Berkeley. Unlike conventional fluids, which exhibit viscosity and can be easily compressed, the Berkeley Fluid is a superfluid—a state where particles move without resistance or friction. At extremely low temperatures, typically near absolute zero, this fluid displays remarkable properties, such as flowing up and over the walls of its container and exhibiting quantized vortices. These properties arise from quantum mechanical effects, where the fluid's atoms behave as a single coherent entity, allowing them to move in unison without dissipating energy. This phenomenon not only challenges classical physics but also has profound implications for understanding quantum mechanics and developing advanced technologies like quantum computing.
