Transitions between states of matter: It's more complicated, scientists find

Transitions between states of matter: It's more complicated, scientists find
New York NY (SPX) Nov 07, 2014 - The seemingly simple process of phase changes--those transitions between states of matter--is more complex than previously known, according to research based at Princeton University, Peking University and New York University. Their study, which appears in the journal Science, reveals the need to rethink one of science's building blocks and, with it, how some of the basic principles underly ... more

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