The melting of materials seems like a simple phenomenon. However, when their thickness is reduced to just a few atoms, ...

Liquid water exhibits a remarkable range of dynamic behaviours and phase transformations that remain at the forefront of scientific investigation. Its complex hydrogen‐bonding network gives rise to ...

"The continuous transition scenario is very intriguing as it hints that the plastic phase could be the precursor of the elusive superionic phase—another hybrid exotic phase of water predicted at even ...

New research offers clearer insight into how phase transitions unfold at the atomic scale in real materials. When ice turns into water, the change happens almost instantly. Once the melting ...