An illustration of the arrangement of molecules in a solid, liquid and gas. (Image credit: Getty Images) Plasma. Plasma is not a common state of matter here on Earth, ...

It can be found inside gas giants such as Jupiter and is briefly created during meteorite impacts or in laser fusion ...

An illustration of the excitation of a spin liquid on a honeycomb lattice with neutrons. Genevieve Martin, Oak Ridge National Laboratory For years, students have learned that there are four ...

Ah, yes, the three states of matter: Solids, liquids, and gases. What a simple way to understand our physical world. Of course, if you remember a bit of ...

JOAN CARTAN-HANSEN, HOST: Understanding the states of matter, how they act and react, is essential for scientists to invent or improve things.

AMES, Iowa – Jigang Wang can break his research goals into just a few words: “To discover and control quantum states of matter.” But, it takes paragraphs, analogies, illustrations, internet searches ...

In the classical states of matter, we have a solid, liquid, gas, and plasma. These states are observed in normal conditions in everyday life and are defined in terms of volume, shape, and the ...

The state of matter is a deceptively simple concept. It turns out that any material, no matter what it is made of, can exist in one of three forms: solid, liquid or gas. These are categories of ...

Before scientists discovered the new state of matter last week, we were basically all used to just three states of matter. After all, during our daily lives we encounter some variety of solids ...

Find out more about states of matter on this month’s Science Trek with host Joan Cartan-Hansen and her guests. 10/20/2014 | Rating TV-G. Problems playing video?