States of matter Research update At low exciton density, a superfluid suddenly stops flowing Physicists say they may have observed a supersolid phase in a superfluid Read article: At low exciton density, a superfluid suddenly stops flowing
States of matter Research update Giant barocaloric cooling effect offers a new route to refrigeration Environmentally friendly dissolution-based method reduces temperature of water by nearly 27 K in just 20 seconds Read article: Giant barocaloric cooling effect offers a new route to refrigeration
States of matter Research update New hybrid state of matter is a mix of solid and liquid Finding could be important for catalysis and other thermally-activated industrial processes Read article: New hybrid state of matter is a mix of solid and liquid
States of matter Research update Ice XXI appears in a diamond anvil cell Previously unknown ice phase exists at room temperature and pressures of 2 GPa Read article: Ice XXI appears in a diamond anvil cell
States of matter Research update How hot can you make a solid before it melts? Superheated gold stays solid at temperatures far beyond the predicted "entropy catastrophe" Read article: How hot can you make a solid before it melts?
States of matter Research update Space ice reveals its secrets Simulations and experiments indicate that the low-density amorphous ice found on comets and icy moons is not, in fact, entirely amorphous Read article: Space ice reveals its secrets
States of matter Research update Liquid carbon reveals its secrets Researchers characterize the structure of liquid carbon for the first time, thanks to experiments at the European XFEL Read article: Liquid carbon reveals its secrets
States of matter Research update Supercritical water reveals its secrets New terahertz spectroscopy study puts to rest a long-standing controversy Read article: Supercritical water reveals its secrets
States of matter Research update Strange metals get their strangeness from quantum entanglement Physicists use the concept of quantum Fisher information to explain poor electrical conductivity in these unusual materials Read article: Strange metals get their strangeness from quantum entanglement
States of matter Research update Superfluid phase spotted in molecular hydrogen for the first time New finding confirms a prediction made more than half a century ago Read article: Superfluid phase spotted in molecular hydrogen for the first time