The particles of a solid are very close together. It melts when it changes from the solid state to the liquid state. The same mass of liquid will have slightly greater volume than the solid.

A liquid/air interface provides an effective ... One of the most interesting questions about BNSLs is to what extent their materials properties depend on slight variations in the superlattice ...

The material, that could lead to a ... the shape-shifting T-1000 robotic U.S. agent was made of liquid metal, allowing him to morph into a fluid state and squeeze through tight spaces as well ...

Rich Noble at CU Boulder. RTILs are classified as molten organic salts at room-temperature, and they have a unique combination of properties as liquid materials, including negligible vapor pressure, ...