Scientists have described a ‘half ice, half fire’ state of matter that takes advantage ... disordered and referred to as hot cycles — lending the phase its nickname, "half ice, half fire." ...

The new phase comes in the form of a pattern of electron ... those states—are central problems in the fields of condensed matter physics and materials science," said paper author Weiguo Yin ...

"We were able to observe hundreds of cycles in our crystals before they ... "It's an entirely new phase of matter," Zu said.

Two scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have discovered a new phase of matter while studying a model system of a magnetic material. The phase is a ...

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory discovered a new phase a matter called “half-ice, half-fire.” This elemental moniker is a reference to the ...

U.S. government scientists have developed a new phase of matter dubbed 'half ice, half fire,' which unites opposing electron ...