A study at Berkeley Lab has revealed new insights into actinium, an element critical for…
Browsing: Crystals
Crystals are solid materials whose constituent atoms, molecules, or ions are arranged in an ordered pattern extending in all three spatial dimensions. This regular arrangement results in the often symmetrical and geometric shapes of crystals visible to the naked eye, characterized by flat faces and sharp angles. The process of crystal formation, known as crystallization, can occur naturally, such as the formation of quartz crystals in rock or artificially in laboratories. Crystals are not limited to mineral compounds; they also include metals, organic proteins, and even synthetic materials like certain plastics.
Scientists have created a new liquid metal alloy system for producing diamonds under moderate conditions.…
Rice University’s Boris Yakobson has received over $4 million in federal funding to advance research…
Researchers have developed a genetic algorithm for designing phononic crystal nanostructures, significantly advancing quantum computing…
Scientists have uncovered how the halogen bond can be exploited to direct sequential dynamics in…
Developing transparent particles and imaging their positions, researchers shed light on never-before-seen interiors of crystalline…
Researchers at UC Irvine have developed an ultra-thin bismuth material designed for use in flexible…
AMOLF researchers, in collaboration with Delft University of Technology, succeeded in bringing light waves to…
Researchers discovered ferroelectricity in 2D vermiculite, boosting electric field responsivity in liquid crystals and paving…
Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have developed experiments to replicate the chemical reactions…
A research group from the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), led by…
Princeton University researchers detect a strange form of matter that has eluded direct detection for…
A novel quantum state, “hybrid topology,” was discovered in arsenic crystals by Princeton scientists, merging…
Researchers developed a 60-milliwatt solid-state DUV laser at 193 nm using LBO crystals, setting new…
Dielectric metasurfaces, known for their low loss and subwavelength scale, are revolutionizing optical systems by…
New research validates method for guided discovery of 3D flat-band materials. Scientists at Rice University…
Highly precise optical absorption spectra of diamond reveal ultra-fine splitting. Besides being “a girl’s best…
Scientists develop new method for ultra-high speed droplet production in microfluidic devices using three-dimensional porous…