Temperature, however, is not the only thing that can cause this polymer to shift from liquid to solid and back.

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By using the bacteria, the two men have found a way to change the liquid into a solid, and to do it at the ambient temperature.

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Together they have, for instance, understood that Ghanaians prefer liquid to solid soap for hand-washing and are more likely to wash their hands before eating if the soap does not smell too strong (since Ghanaians often eat with their hands).

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Households with oil-fired central heating, and those using solid fuel or liquid petroleum gas to heat their homes, are much more likely to be in fuel poverty than "on-grid" households.

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The principal danger for people living near Jaduguda, say environmentalists, is a 40-hectare "tailing" pond used to hold liquid and solid waste produced in the processing of the ore into yellow cake.

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When a team of Harvard researchers wanted to create the ultimate liquid- and solid-repelling surface, they looked toward the Nepenthes pitcher plant, where curious insects check in and never check out, thanks to slippery walls that lead to their tiny, horrific fate.

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The contract is to design and supply the liquid waste and solid waste processing systems.

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There was no substantial evidence to suggest that liquid is any better than solid carbohydrate intake and there were no studies in children .

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Turning a solid material like coal into a liquid it sounds hard to do, and it is hard to do.

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