Solid-state battery research has just been turbocharged by the development of the first sample cell that unlocks the unique real-time insights of operando neutron diffraction at the ILL. This major advancement is the result of a collaborative effort…

In everyday life, we typically encounter water in one of three familiar states – solid, liquid or gas. But there are in fact many more phases, some of which – predicted to exist at high temperature and pressure – are so strange they’re referred to as…

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The publication made the front cover of Nature Physics in May 2020.

H20, the key molecule of life, is closely studied across the world. Yet, there are many mysteries we are still to uncover. One of these mysteries is ice.