Scientists find new state of matter which is both solid and liquid at the same time
It turns out that solid, liquid and gas isn’t the whole story – after scientists found a new state of physical matter… where atoms are both solid and liquid at the same time. When you apply extreme pressure and temperature to potassium, it can form a state in which most of the atoms form a lattice structure – but a second set are in a fluid arrangement. Andreas Hermann of the University of Edinburgh siad, ‘It would be like holding a sponge filled with water that starts dripping out, except the sponge is also made of water.
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