The zero-point entropy of glass-like states can be an abstruse concept, but the study of a chemical modification of 'spin ice' promises to bring it out into the open.
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Bramwell, S. A spin on cool complexity. Nature Phys 2, 219–220 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys280
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