In a groundbreaking study, scientists at Brookhaven National Lab uncovered a new phase of matter dubbed "half ice, half fire" ...

Scientists believe the switching capability will be of use in refrigeration technology and quantum information storage.

and it has thus been dubbed "half ice, half fire." The researchers discovered the new phase while studying a one-dimensional model of a type of magnetic material called a ferrimagnet. "Half ice, half ...

Discovering and controlling exotic physical states is key in condensed matter physics and materials science. It has the ...

Scientists have discovered a surprising magnetic spin phase where order and disorder mix, challenging old ideas.

An abstract file image of fire and ice. An abstract file image of fire and ice. golubovy/iStock / Getty Images Plus "Half-ice, half-fire" is actually the hidden twin of the "half-fire, half-ice ...

It is a controversial, strange matter because it is a combination of two elements that do not integrate. Half ice, half fire. In other words, it freezes and burns at the same time. As much as it ...

Physicists have discovered a new phase of matter, dubbed "half ice, half fire," that could open the door to new advancements in fields such as quantum computing. The new phase combines a number of "up ...

Brookhaven National Laboratory discovered a new phase a matter called “half-ice, half-fire.” This elemental moniker is a reference to the ordered (cold) and disordered (hot) state of an ...

A conceptual illustration of electrons spinning up and down. Scientists have described a ‘half ice, half fire’ state of matter that takes advantage of opposing electron spins. | Credit: THOM LEACH / ...

and it has thus been dubbed "half ice, half fire." The researchers discovered the new phase while studying a one-dimensional model of a type of magnetic material called a ferrimagnet. "Half ice ...