The new phase comes in the form of a pattern of electron spins—half of which are highly ordered, or "cold", and the rest of ...

Phase transitions, like water freezing into ice, are a familiar part of our world. But in quantum systems, they can behave even more dramatically, with quantum properties such as Heisenberg ...

Many systems in nature—and in society—can suddenly change their properties: Water freezes at normal pressure at 32°F, a power ...

Scientists have uncovered a new way to explore the complex transformations of 2D nanomaterials. By using nanoscale vibrating ...

When water freezes into ice or boils into vapor, its properties change dramatically at specific temperatures. These so-called phase transitions are fundamental to understanding materials. But how do ...

The researchers found that relationship satisfaction typically begins to decline gradually over several years, hitting a ...

EPFL researchers have experimentally observed both first- and second-order dissipative phase transitions (DPTs) in a ...

How gravity causes a perfectly spherical ball to roll down an inclined plane is part of elementary school physics canon. But the world is messier than a textbook. Scientists have sought to ...

Phase transitions, like water freezing into ice, are a familiar part of our world. But in quantum systems, they can behave even more dramatically, with quantum properties such as Heisenberg ...

These so-called phase transitions are fundamental to understanding materials. But how do such transitions behave in nanomaterials? In Nature Communications, a team of scientists led by TU Delft ...