New State of Matter Discovered

• Scientists have found a new state of physical matter, which allows atoms to exist as both solid and liquid at the same time.

Key Facts

• Atoms in physical material have been typically thought to be in one of three states: solid, liquid, or gaseous state. However, researchers have discovered some elements that can take on properties of two different states, posing a complication to that view.
• Scientists have not been sure whether those intermediate states were their own state of matter, or if they just represented a transition between the two.
• New research clears up that dispute, and points to the fact ....