The four fundamental states of matter are solid, liquid, gas and plasma, but there others, such as Bose-Einstein condensates and time crystals, that are man-made.

Imagine a liquid that flows freely one moment, then stiffens into a near-solid the next, and then can switch back with a ...

This study introduces a phonon-based theoretical framework for liquids, marking a major step toward a universal equation of state with broad implications across physics, chemistry and engineering ...

In the classical states of matter, we have a solid, liquid, gas, and plasma. These states are observed in normal conditions in everyday life and are defined in terms of volume, shape, and the ...

Solids, liquids and gases. Podcast: States of matter; Changes of state; Explaining change of state. Video: The atomic structure of metal; Diffusion. Video: Movement of particles ...

Quantum spin liquid, in case you are unaware, is a theoretical special state of matter where tiny magnetic particles don’t settle in a fixed pattern. It is believed this can even occur at the ...

Researchers at Nanjing University and the University of Massachusetts Amherst have discovered a new phase of matter. Published in Nature, the observation of this new “chiral bose-liquid state” is a ...

AMHERST — While in our everyday lives, we only interact with three states of matter — solid, liquid and gas. But, when dealing with quantum matter and mechanics, many more states exist. Now, a ...

Physicists have long theorized the existence of a unique state of matter known as a quantum spin liquid. In this state, magnetic particles do not settle into an orderly pattern, even at absolute ...