Most synthetic materials that show molecular-scale porosity consist of one-, two- or three-dimensional networks. Porous metal-organic frameworks in particular have attracted a lot of recent attention.

With everything from violins to rifles being made on 3d printers, it seems the devices have taken the notion of DIY to a whole other level. Now, 3D printing is allowing scientists to gain insights ...

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When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Solids are divided into two main categories, crystalline solids and amorphous solids, based on ...

Did you know that water molecules under extreme confinement behave in a manner that’s completely different than any other solid, liquid, or gas? Researchers from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge ...

Over the past few months, the ESA’s Rosetta orbiter has been feeding us valuable data on comets: where they come from, what they’re made of, how they work, and so on. But its time is nearly at an end, ...

Physicists are gathering in Pittsburgh March 16 through 20 to share their work during the March meeting of the American Physical Society. Offerings so far look closely at the smallest scales: how ...

Water’s just plain old water, right? Not when you trap it inside a tiny channel, it seems, because then it behaves like no other solid, liquid or gas. Researchers from the Department of Energy’s Oak ...