Dry ice forms ultrahard glass
Carbon dioxide has been found to form an amorphous solid
A fresh look at glass
New experiments show glass to be surprisingly stable
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Heavy ions feel the squeeze
Physicists perform the first experiment in which heavy ions are fired at solids under high pressure
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Silver clusters go magnetic
Simulations suggest that silver atoms become magnetic when arranged into clusters
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Ice freezes at room temperature
Water acts like a glue between nanoscale surfaces
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Solitons show up in uranium
Scientists have observed highly localized solitary vibrations in a 3D solid
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How to calculate hardness
New calculations could consign the "diamond test" to history
The importance of staying clean
Ultra-thin layers of silicon can conduct -- but only if clean
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Ceramics come out of the cold
Tough composite ceramics can be built by mimicking the way seawater freezes
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Crystals light up
Physicists have found a new source of coherent light
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