Hold on, hold on! We may have a new world record here. Researchers from Brown University may have found a substance with a melting point that beats out the previous record by a few hundred degrees.
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Why is mercury a liquid?

Mercury is a metal, yet it has some weird physical properties, including being a liquid at room temperature.
Tungsten is the metal with the highest melting point, at 3,422°C, due to its strong atomic bonding and crystal structure. This exceptional heat resistance makes it indispensable for aerospace, defense ...
Using powerful computer simulations, researchers have identified a material with a higher melting point than any known substance. The computations show that a material made with hafnium, nitrogen, and ...
Performance requirements on alloys are becoming more stringent for end users in industries such as aerospace, medical, power generation, oil and gas, specialty automotive, and trucks. These ...