Crystals—solids which have a highly organized internal structure—are everywhere. The salt in shakers, the metal in cars, ...

New studies of the ‘platypus of materials’ help explain how their atoms arrange themselves into orderly, but nonrepeating, ...

Scientists at the University of Bristol have, for the first time, observed the formation of a crystal gel with particle-level resolution, allowing them to study the conditions by which these new ...

The microscopic picture of crystal nucleation has been under intense debate. Recent studies suggest that molecules seem to form some disordered organization before the formation of ‘nuclei’.

From the perspective of quantum mechanics, electrons can form crystals that do not match the underlying spatial translation symmetry of the orderly, three-dimensional array of atoms, Yao said. This ...

New study describes how surface texture can help or hinder formation of ice crystals Discovery could impact anti-icing technology, production of frozen food Date: May 17, 2017 Source: George ...

The microscopic picture of crystal nucleation has been under intense debate. Recent studies suggest that molecules seem to form some disordered organization before the formation of 'nuclei'.