High-pressure experiments generated the first direct observation of plastic ice, which has qualities of both crystalline ice and liquid water.

Solid materials are often described as crystalline lattices […]. These materials are made up of discrete particles, free to move and slide relative to one another.” Although these new ...

Solid materials are often described as crystalline lattices […]. These materials are made up of discrete particles, free to move and slide relative to one another.” Although these new ...

A new form of ice that acts as both a liquid and a solid simultaneously has been proven to exist years after it was theorized ...

Scientists have developed a new nanoscale technique, surface-sensitive spintronic terahertz spectroscopy (SSTS), to probe ...

Laser diodes are semiconductors that generate light and amplify it using repeated reflection or "optical feedback." Once the ...

Hot material The crystal structure of cordierite gives the material its unique thermal properties. (Courtesy: M Dove and L Li/Matter) The anomalous and ultra-low thermal expansion of cordierite ...