  This review presents a survey of, and guide to, New Materials Physics
research. It begins with an overview of the goals of New Materials Physics and
then presents important ideas and techniques for the design and growth of new
materials. An emphasis is placed on the use of compositional phase diagrams to
inform and motivate solution growth of single crystals. The second half of this
review focuses on the vital process of generating actionable ideas for the
growth and discovery of new materials and ground states. Motivations ranging
from (1) wanting a specific compound, to (2) wanting a specific ground state to
(3) wanting to explore for known and unknown unknowns, will be discussed and
illustrated with abundant examples. The goal of this review is to inform,
inspire, an even entertain, as many practitioners of this field as possible.
