Dissolving a solid in a liquid depends on the interactions and attractions between the molecules of the liquid (solvent) and the particles of the solid (solute). Dissolving happens when the attraction ...

and the forces between the particles are different in solids, liquids and gases. The arrangement, movement and spacing of the particles explain many of the properties of solids, liquids and gases.

The world's largest and most powerful particle accelerator may be producing the world's tiniest droplets of liquid ... scientists smash together subatomic particles to help them better understand ...

are a unique class of nanomaterials that combine the properties of liquid crystals with the advantages of nanoparticles. These hybrid particles exhibit the orientational order and responsiveness of ...