When a liquid metal cools and turns into a solid, its atoms come together to form crystals. The structure of these crystals is not perfect. Sometimes an extra layer of atoms squeezes between other ...

Before going on to consider liquid metals themselves, it will be as well to deal first with the general question of the structure of liquids.

The diagram shows a simple model of metallic structure. The metal ions are shown as tiny spheres, packed closely together in a regular pattern.

Metals have advantages over many other substances for they are hard but can be reshaped. Their crystalline structure allows them to be 'worked' to make them stronger. Mark Miodownik describes the ...

Microstructural analysis of this forged iron structure revealed an extraordinary convergence of properties that resulted in ...

Scientists demonstrate how atomic size differences control metal catalyst structure at nanoscale, achieving major ...