Information could become the fifth state of matter alongside gas, plasma, liquid, and solid states. A scientist has proposed ...

Matter is the "stuff" that makes up the universe. Everything that has mass is matter. In normal everyday life we come across matter in three states, solid, liquid and gas.

Recent developments within the field of physics have brought forth a groundbreaking discovery: a new state of matter. This ...

Liquid crystals and liquid glass are among these peculiar states, but they are not alone. “We all observe in everyday life at least three states of matter: solid, liquid, and gas.

Liquids barely resist shear and can easily be sloshed, whereas solids — regardless of whether they are crystals, quasicrystals or glass — resist attempts to change their shape. The liquid/solid phase ...

Some things are solids and some things are liquids and never the twain shall meet. Except for when they do. Physicists are taking a closer look at these two phases of matter and perhaps redefining ...

The characteristics of these particles will help you understand why the phases of matter - solids, liquids and gases - differ from one an-other.Firstly, it depends on how close together the particles ...

Soft matter can have properties of both liquids and solids, so materials scientists say it is viscoelastic — a combination of viscous and elastic.