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A rare and bewildering intermediate between crystal and glass can be the most stable arrangement for some combinations of atoms, according to a study from the University of Michigan.

Glass ceramics, such as those used in stovetop cookware and dental crowns, are materials that begin life as amorphous glass but are partially crystallized through controlled heat treatment. This ...

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Herein we report on the successful stabilization of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) in the amorphous state at ambient temperature using stabilizing polymers. Our study shows that while approaches based on ...

Glass is an amorphous (non-crystalline) solid typically formed by the solidification of a melt without crystallization. Unlike crystals, the atomic structure of glass lacks a regular arrangement in a ...

If you’ve ever wondered why nature sometimes creates crystals with near-perfect forms, ... fusing the materials together into an amorphous glass. Tektites. Composition: Silica-rich glass; ...

Photonic crystal This sample of Roman glass is at the Center of Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia in Venice. (Courtesy:CCHT-IIT/National Archaeological Museum of Aquileia/Italian Ministry of Culture) A ...

Moisture-induced glass transitions can also be studied using DVS. The linear ramping of the humidity surrounding an amorphous material from 0% relative humidity (RH) to a humidity above the water ...