At temperatures above absolute zero, molecules in any substance move constantly in a random manner. Now, researchers have developed a way to capture the energy from this motion of liquid molecules and ...

The elemental properties of carbon nanostructures are environment dependent. Interpreting the synergism between electronically active nanomaterials and their local chemical domain is pivotal to both ...

To make a solid crystal, molecules are generally so tightly packed together there's no room for any movement. It means that solid crystals -- despite their strength and durability -- have generally ...

Liquids and solutions may look simple, but on the molecular scale they are constantly shifting and reorganizing. When sugar dissolves in water, each sugar molecule quickly becomes surrounded by fast ...

We all know from middle school science class that matter changes between a solid, a liquid, and a gas when you change the temperature or pressure acting on it. (Yes, some elements will change directly ...

Liquid Water’s Secret Phase? Most matter on Earth comes in one of three states or phases — the all-too-familiar solid, liquid, and gas trio. Depending on the environment and how the molecules of a ...

A team of physicists has pulled off a visual trick that sounds like stage magic: they made a flash of light vanish inside a liquid. Behind that dramatic image sits a precise new technique for tracking ...