Superionic water—the hot, black and strangely conductive form of ice that exists in the center of distant planets—was ...
The brilliantly shiny diamond is more than just pretty; it's one of the hardest minerals on Earth, with a name derived from the Greek word adámas, meaning unbreakable. Scientists have now engineered a ...
A rare hexagonal silicon crystal has been synthesised into a new form of silicon that can emit light 1, harnessing the energy of photons with potential for use in solar cells and computers.