Explore the fundamental concept of matter in physics, everything that makes up the physical world around us. Matter is not ...

A weird, dead magnetized star has a solid surface, surprising astronomers The unique neutron star 4U 0142+61 has a solid surface and a giant ring of matter orbiting it ...

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.

Claims of higher energy density, much faster recharging, and better safety are why solid-state-battery technology appears to be the next big thing for EV batteries.

Researchers have created a new class of robots that can shift between solid and liquid forms on demand. In a series of tests, these new bots could change shape to run obstacle courses, carry ...

Many laboratories, using different approaches, are working to develop a quantum computer but all of them employ solid-state devices as the basis of their qubits. The success of condensed-matter ...

A new paper argues that materials like wood, bacteria, and fungi belong to a newly identified class of matter, 'hydration solids.' The new findings emerged from ongoing research into the strange ...

In solid matter, this is done using spectroscopy, which is the same field that can help scientists identify stars and black holes. Only those beach ball-like free electrons respond to the ...

Solid-state cells promise faster recharging, better safety, and higher energy density. They replace the liquid electrolyte in today’s lithium-ion cells with a solid separator. Honda, Toyota, and ...