Crystallization is a well-explored natural phenomenon where atoms or molecules arrange themselves into highly organized solid ...

When materials become just one atom thick, melting no longer follows the familiar rules. Instead of jumping straight from solid to liquid, an unusual in-between state emerges, where atomic positions ...

Researchers have investigated the non-equilibrium phase behavior of localized liquid-liquid phase separations (LLPS). The ...

The new form, called Ice XXI, appeared at room temperature in the lab, and it may have a similar density to ice on distant moons in our solar system ...

Charge density waves are a central feature of many quantum materials and often coexist or compete with other electronic ...

Scientists studying molten metals have uncovered a surprising truth: even in a liquid state, some atoms do not move at all. Credit: SciTechDaily.com Motionless atoms can trap liquid metal in a strange ...

Inside the cores of ice giant planets, the pressure and temperature are so extreme that the water residing there transitions ...

Electronic order in quantum materials often emerges not uniformly, but through subtle and complex patterns that vary from ...

In a quiet corner of low-temperature physics, researchers have stumbled on a phase of matter that seems to break one of the ...

The technology shows particular effectiveness for snowfall accumulations of 2 inches or less. While heavy blizzards may ...

A Spanish scientist believes he has finally solved a longstanding mystery about ice that causes the different shapes ice crystals form.

Cryopreservation remains limited by ice damage, cytotoxic agents, and poor scalability. This article explores new approaches from antifreeze proteins to isochoric storage aiming to improve viability, ...