Image of rough colloidal ellipsoids, the systems investigated by the researchers. Credit: Liang et al The so-called glass transition is the process by which some liquid-like materials become ...

The glass transition represents a remarkable transformation whereby a supercooled liquid becomes an amorphous, non-crystalline solid. Unlike standard phase transitions, this process involves a ...

Glass is fascinating because, even though it seems transparent and rigid, it is a complicated material. When a liquid becomes glass as it cools down, its behavior changes a lot, which gives it special ...