One of the central ideas in modern physics is the phase transition—a sudden transformation of the state of a material. We encounter phase transitions throughout everyday life: water freezes into ice, wax melts in the warmth of a flame, and water vapor condenses into droplets on a cold window. I...

Source: [Phys.org](https://phys.org/news/2026-08-faint-infrared-insulator-metal-transition.html)

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