A team of physicists, materials scientists and engineers affiliated with several institutions in China, working with a ...

When superconductors were discovered in 1911, they astounded researchers with their ability to conduct electricity with no ...

Researchers have found that a two-dimensional carbon material is tougher than graphene and resists cracking—even the strongest crack under pressure, a problem materials scientists have long been ...

Where would carbon-based life be without carbon? There are 118 known chemical elements, but carbon is the fourth most ...

Water isn't just liquid, ice, or vapor — under extreme conditions, it can transform into exotic phases, such as the newly observed plastic ice VII. This hybrid phase, predicted years ago but only ...