When we freeze, thaw, and refreeze our food, microscopic glaciers and rivers can completely reshape the terrain of taste, ...

A team of researchers from the University of Ottawa has made significant strides in understanding the ionization of atoms and ...

But real lightning would have struck infrequently—and mostly in open ocean, where organic compounds would have quickly ...

A test of customized organic semiconductors capable of twisting light dramatically improved the efficiency of OLED displays.

Two years after Neil Armstrong walked on the Moon, US president Richard Nixon declared a new frontier in American scientific ...

Scientists have found that water, under extreme pressure and cold temperatures, can split into two different liquid phases.

Researchers have synthesised a triple bond between carbon and boron for the first time. This discovery could help chemists better understand chemical bonds and inspire other researchers to synthesise ...

A team of Italian scientists have successfully managed to ‘freeze’ light while asserting that it can behave like a supersolid. This has resulted in a major breakthrough in field of quantum physics.

Transforming oil spill response, nanosponges provide an efficient, eco-friendly solution for oil absorption, outperforming ...

Scientists confirm Plastic Ice VII, a unique high-pressure ice phase where water molecules rotate freely, offering insights ...

Water behaves in strange ways under extreme conditions. Scientists have now confirmed a fourth form of ice, called Plastic ...

Squishy materials can also exhibit shear thickening – they become more rigid the harder you try to deform them. This is how ...