The combination of a rigid organic cage molecule and a bulky solvent has allowed researchers to produce liquids with permanent porosity. This new class of porous material combines the benefits of a ...

When is a solid not a solid? Scientists have discovered that, under certain conditions, some elements could exhibit properties of both solids and liquids. A team of physicists based at the University ...

In a laboratory at Oxford University, scientists have achieved something that once seemed science fiction: they made two ...

Engineering artificial materials to possess properties unlike anything found in nature is the goal of researchers working in metamaterials. Now, an international group have used a computer model to ...

When I was a kid, my mother would sometimes give my younger brothers and me a large tub of oobleck, telling us to go play outside and make a mess. Oobleck is a milky-white, shiny substance known as a ...

Almost everything is made of particles. Particles can be atoms, molecules or ions. Particles behave differently in solids, liquids and gases. The particle model explains the differences between solids ...

Currently, small metal implants either have to be surgically removed from the body once they're no longer needed, or just left inside indefinitely – both of which can lead to complications. Now, ...