Phase transitions surround us--for instance, liquid water changes to ice when frozen and to steam when boiled. Now, researchers at the Carnegie Institution for Science* have discovered a new ...

Researchers have discovered a new phenomenon of so-called metastability in a liquid phase. This state is common in supercooled liquids, which are liquids that cool below the freezing point without ...

The aim of our recent work on the homopolar intermolecular C-H···H-C interactions 2,3 was to use gas-phase computations to find out if, and why, those non-covalent interactions are stronger for ...

Hold on, hold on! We may have a new world record here. Researchers from Brown University may have found a substance with a melting point that beats out the previous record by a few hundred degrees.

There is a new way to develop all-solid-state lithium batteries without a risk of conflagration or explosion, say scientists. The method involves melting the solid electrolyte and coating that melted ...

Proteins were evolved to perform specific functions within biological systems, such as catalyzing reactions and transporting small molecules or ions. This functionality necessitates a large degree of ...

Substances can exist in three states of matter - solid, liquid and gas. Substances can change states. To change the state of a substance energy must be transferred to, or from, the substance. Phew! On ...

Water can change states from solid to liquid and to gas. When water is cooled to a very low temperature it freezes and turns into ice. It changes from a liquid back in to a solid. Hey there, looking ...