Physicists have created a visible, self-sustaining “time crystal” using swirling liquid crystals that move in endlessly repeating patterns when illuminated. Imagine a clock that runs forever without ...

Electrons can freeze into strange geometric crystals and then melt back into liquid-like motion under the right quantum ...

Researchers have discovered that ferroelectric fluids can harness an overlooked transverse electrostatic force (TEF) to rise ...

For years, scientists have known that under certain conditions, electrons in 2D materials can form regular, crystal-like ...

Researchers have discovered that ferroelectric fluids can harness an overlooked transverse electrostatic force (TEF) to rise ...

Ferroelectric fluids use a strong transverse electrostatic force to climb 80 mm, enabling lightweight, low-voltage motors and ...

At the Eastern Analytical Symposium (EAS) in Plainsboro, New Jersey, Purdue researchers presented data suggesting that microscopic flaws in drug crystals—rather than just chemical composition or ...

A group of physicists from Florida State University has described the conditions under which a special type of electronic ...

Inside what looks like a simple block of frozen water, quantum mechanics is quietly rewriting the rules of chemistry. New ...

Facing its worst drought in decades, Iran is attempting to stimulate rain by spreading seeding agents in clouds, but the ...

A new study reveals a "pinball phase" in a Wigner crystal, where electrons act as both solid and liquid in a quantum ...

Perovskite thin films are key to high-efficiency and low-cost solar and optoelectronic devices. However, when produced at large scale, these films ...