U.S. government scientists have developed a new phase of matter dubbed 'half ice, half fire,' which unites opposing electron ...

Ian Randall is Newsweek's Deputy Science Editor ... control the transitions between those states—are central problems in the fields of condensed matter physics and materials science," said ...

What he’d make of a new “half-ice, half-fire” phase of matter ... between those states—are central problems in the fields of condensed matter physics and materials science,” Weiguo ...

Scientists have described a ‘half ice, half fire’ state of matter that takes advantage of opposing electron spins. | Credit: THOM LEACH / SCIENCE ... to identify new states of matter with ...