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Observation of a new phase of matter at the boundary between solid and liquid

The melting of materials seems like a simple phenomenon. However, when their thickness is reduced to just a few atoms, ...
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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 ...
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Solid Phase Alloying Turns Scrap into High-Performance Alloys

Metal scrap can now be transformed into high-performance, high-value alloys without traditional melting processes, according to researchers at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National ...
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Solid, gas, liquid . . . hexatic phase?

Scientists have observed transitions into and out of an exotic state of matter found between liquid and solid in 2-D materials (Sci. Rep. 2021, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-80082-x). The hexatic phase ...