When materials are compressed, their atoms are forced into unusual arrangements that do not normally exist under everyday ...

Some elements can basically be liquids and solids at the same time, which is a whole new state of matter, and scientists have ...

The manipulation of metals as they transform from a liquid to a solid can have immense benefits for technologies. A new study finds that the manipulation of stationary atoms in a liquid metal can ...

With winter’s cold hanging on it’s time for daydreams of springtime and all the exciting (and warm) changes ahead. While we wait for the ice to thaw and the flowers to bloom, it seems the perfect time ...

Scientists have discovered a new state of matter that isn't a solid, liquid, or gas. Researchers call this new type of material a 'corralled supercooled liquid'. Atoms in a liquid are normally like ...

High school science misses a lot of the science researchers actually work with. For example, you learn that there are three states of matter—solid, liquid, and gas—but in advanced physics, things get ...

A new mathematical equation describes the distribution of different fragment sizes when an object breaks. Remarkably, the distribution is the same for everything from bubbles to spaghetti. When you ...

Most kids go without clear liquids at least three times longer than guidelines recommend prior to surgery, a new study says. About 4 out of 5 children and infants (79%) are on liquid fasts far longer ...

Water, though familiar, still hides astonishing secrets. When squeezed into nanosized channels, it can enter a bizarre “premelting state” that is both solid and liquid at once. Using advanced NMR ...

If humanity wants to turn Mars into more than a daydream, we need a new kind of rocket. Not just a bigger booster or a fancier capsule, but something radically different. At Ohio State University and ...

Bioproducts Institute, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of British Columbia, 2360 E Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z3, Canada Bioproducts Institute, Department of ...

These simple, DIY science experiments for kids will help combat "summer slide" — and your kids will be having so much fun, they won't even notice that their brains are getting a workout. The best part ...