You probably learned in school that there are three states of matter: solid, liquid and gas. Think ice cube, a puddle of water and fog. Maybe you also learned about a fourth state, known as plasma ...

You probably learned in school that there are three states of matter: solid, liquid and gas. Think ice cube, a puddle of water and steam. Maybe you also learned about a fourth state, known as plasma.

Water exists in there forms - solid, liquid and gas - that's what our textbooks have taught us. But a recent study found that a different form of water called plastic ice VII might be present out ...

Dimitrios Trypogeorgos from Italy’s National Research Council (CNR) reportedly said, “We actually made light into a solid. That’s pretty awesome.” This feat builds on earlier work by ...