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Scientists observe matter behaving between liquid and solid in a new phase

For more than a century, schoolbook physics has divided matter into neat categories like solid, liquid, gas, and plasma. A ...
Inverse

Intermediate black holes: Scientists have found the cosmic object’s awkward phase

Black holes typically come in two sizes: stellar-mass black holes, which are five to ten times the mass of the Sun, or supermassive black holes, which are millions or billions of times the mass of the ...

This Crystal Doesn’t Melt Like Ice: Physicists Capture a Strange New Phase

New research offers clearer insight into how phase transitions unfold at the atomic scale in real materials. When ice turns into water, the change happens almost instantly. Once the melting ...
Nature

Phase Transitions in Two-Dimensional Systems

Two-dimensional systems offer a uniquely rich landscape for exploring phase transitions that diverge markedly from their three-dimensional counterparts. In these systems, reduced dimensionality ...