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 ...

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 ...

Physicists are now watching matter behave in a way that defies everyday intuition, with atoms and even light itself arranging into structures that are rigid like a crystal yet able to flow like a ...