An abstract file image of fire and ice. An abstract file image of fire and ice. golubovy/iStock / Getty Images Plus "Half-ice, half-fire" is actually the hidden twin of the "half-fire, half-ice ...

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory discovered a new phase a matter called “half-ice, half-fire.” This elemental moniker is a reference to the ...

It consists of a combination of highly ordered "cold" spins and highly disordered "hot" spins, and it has thus been dubbed "half ice, half fire." The researchers discovered the new phase while ...