Solids, liquids and gases. In a solid like this brick, the particles are regularly arranged touching their neighbours and move only by vibrating. This explains why solids have a fixed shape. In a ...

Download the experiment instructions HERE! Let’s learn about the properties of liquids and solids: Solids are not compressible, they’re rigid, they don’t flow, and their particles are packed close ...

AMES, Iowa – Martin Thuo likes to look for new, affordable and clean ways to put science and technology to work in the world. His lab is dedicated to an idea called frugal innovation: “How do you do ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) No, this article is not about the liquid metal T-1000 from the Terminator movies – but if we can interest you in some more down to earth leading-edge research, keep reading ...

Ferrofluid sounds like a concept straight from a bad science-fiction film – a black, shape-shifting metallic liquid, that moves and forms spikes using magnetic fields. But ferrofluid is not the ...

You know water evaporates - that's when it turns from a liquid to a gas. You probably also know that a hot pot of water will cool off in part because of evaporation. However, did you know that a cup ...

The table below shows a comparison of the same substance in three different states. A single particle does not have the properties of the material it is part of. The properties of a substance are the ...