Many experts punt solid-state batteries to be the next major step in making EVs a more viable mainstream option. This is ...

Electricity powers our lives, including our cars, phones, computers, and more, through the movement of electrons within a ...

QuantumScape's proprietary ceramic separator and anode-free lithium-metal design enable faster charging. Read why I rate QS ...

Discovering a new class of matter in the lab of Chiara Daraio at Caltech, researchers have identified a type of material that uniquely responds to stress, behaving like a fluid under some conditions ...

At the edge of two exotic materials, scientists have discovered a new state of matter called a "quantum liquid crystal" that behaves unlike anything we've seen before. When a conductive Weyl semimetal ...

Scientists have discovered a new way that matter can exist—one that is different from the usual states of solid, liquid, gas or plasma—at the interface of two exotic materials made into a sandwich.

Supersolids, a state of matter that combines the rigidity of a solid with the frictionless flow of a superfluid, exhibit ...

How is plasma used on Earth? Plasma happens when gas gets heated to a very high temperature and the atoms lose their electrons. Find out more about this state of matter. Major Funding by the Laura ...

In Marvel’s Iron Man 2, the protagonist, Tony Stark, creates a new element to power the arc reactor in his chest and the mech suit he wears in superhero mode. It remains one of the coolest cinematic ...