When materials become just one atom thick, melting no longer follows the familiar rules. Instead of jumping straight from ...

GAOXIN DISTRICT, BAOJI CITY, SHAANXI PROVINCE, CHINA, January 19, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Molybdenum plays a vital ...

A thin, watery layer coating the surface of ice is what makes it slick. Despite a great deal of theorizing over the centuries, though, it isn't entirely clear why that layer forms.

A conveyor belt of ocean water that loops the planet and regulates global temperatures could be heading for a tipping point.

New research suggests that the Earth's solid inner core is softer and more dynamic than previously thought, changing ideas.

Tungsten (W, atomic number 74) has the highest melting point of all the elements, melting at 3,422°C (6,192°F or 3,695 K), which is a long way above rhenium (3,182°C) or tantalum (3,017°C). This ...

Modern jet engines operate in gas temperatures exceeding the melting point of their own components, surviving only through extreme materials science, hollow single-crystal blades, internal air cooling ...

Water is a transparent, odourless, tasteless chemical compound made of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. Water is essential for all life forms. It is a universal solvent and regulates ...

Stearic acid, formally octadecanoic acid, is a fatty acid that is present as a component of triglyceride esters in many natural sources. It occurs most widely in animal fats and products made from ...