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Editorial

Solids: An International and Interdisciplinary Scientific Open Access Journal

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Submission received: 13 November 2020 / Accepted: 13 November 2020 / Published: 13 November 2020
We are pleased to welcome you to the newly established journal, Solids.
Solids provides a multidisciplinary platform for scientists from various disciplines, where different perspectives on theory, properties and applications of solid matter can be shared.
The word “Solid” is defined as a state of matter, where atoms or molecules are closely packed together, in a rigid structure, with volume and shape. However, there is much more beyond this deceptively simple definition. Joseph D. Martin—the science historian—compared solid-state physics to a “Star Wars plot” [1]. In contrast to Star Wars, the story about solid-state matter does not take place in a “galaxy far, far away” [1], but here and now among us. Indeed, solid materials are an inherent part of our life in many ways; from the wood of a desk and the concrete of roads, from microchips in phones and computers, to pills for headaches, up to highly innovative superconductors. Moreover, with recent technological progress, the solid state of matter has become increasingly exciting and is at the leading-edge of scientific challenges.
The journal, Solids (ISSN 2673-6497) will disseminate original research across all aspects of solid-state sciences. It will gather people from different research fields and foster scientific data exchange amongst scientists from universities and industry sectors. This rapidly growing area has great potential to observe interesting phenomena and develop novel technologies that can serve the whole of society. This journal will place an emphasis on the understanding and discovery of fundamental aspects of solid matter and the creation of novel products and applications.

Reference

  1. Condensed Matter. Available online: https://physicsworld.com/a/why-solid-state-physics-is-like-a-star-wars-plot/ (accessed on 12 November 2020).
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Pasquini, M.; Witkowska, A.; Ribar, P. Solids: An International and Interdisciplinary Scientific Open Access Journal. Solids 2020, 1, 1. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/solids1010001

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Pasquini M, Witkowska A, Ribar P. Solids: An International and Interdisciplinary Scientific Open Access Journal. Solids. 2020; 1(1):1. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/solids1010001

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Pasquini, Marta, Agnieszka Witkowska, and Peter Ribar. 2020. "Solids: An International and Interdisciplinary Scientific Open Access Journal" Solids 1, no. 1: 1. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/solids1010001

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