When scientists study how materials behave under extreme conditions, they typically examine what happens under compression. But what occurs when you pull matter apart in all directions simultaneously?

Researchers have revisited a long-known material and uncovered a way to dramatically enhance its performance by altering its ...

Optical spectroscopy has been used to monitor a transition between crystal phases in materials called transition metal dichalcogenides. The findings improve our understanding of how this transition ...

Most solid materials we rely on, from steel, to plastics and ceramics, are designed to have specific properties. Whether a material is soft and flexible, or stiff and tough depends on how molecules ...