Medicine & TechnologyA space rock covered with crystals discovered in the Sahara desert may rewrite the history of the early Solar System. Find out more about it in this article.
Rice University researchers found a way to predict how crystals would take shape from their internal chemistry even if they are assymetrical. Read the article to learn more.
A team of scientists was successful in creating the first-ever time crystal. Learn more about this impossible technology and the scientific applications it could help in the future.
Experts form the University of Bayreuth developed a new way to detach crystal nanosheets safely and environment-friendly. Learn more about the technique and what it offers to industrial applications based on nanomaterials.
The oldest record of plate tectonics is sealed in ancient zircon crystals scientists found in South Africa. Read on to find out how a geological activity was recorded in those rocks.
Crystals are made of molecules or atoms that repeat in a symmetrical three-dimensional pattern known as a lattice in which the atoms are occupying specific points in space.
While purity is often associated with better material performance, some naturally occurring crystal defects at the nanoscale could be leveraged for better energy storage materials.
Materials tend to behave differently under very small environments, such as in the micro and nano scales. In some substances, it includes the formation of mesocrystals - and researchers have observed their formation for the first time.
The technique indeed opens the door to dealing with microcrystals that have been previously inaccessible such as difficult-to-crystallize cell-surface receptors and other membrane proteins, flexible proteins, and many complex human proteins
A new crystallized from of DDT will be about to replace the existing DDT today. It is because the new form had been proved to be more effective and safer.
NASA is hosting a major press conference on living microorganism trapped inside crystals in a mine in Mexico. Life forms which have been living inside crystals for up to 60,000 years.
In a new study published this week in journal Nature Communications, researchers with the University of Geneva in Switzerland revealed that crystals beneath the skin of chameleons are responsible for the species’ amazing ability to adapt its pigmentation to its surroundings. But many are left wondering—what exactly are “Iridophores” and how can chameleons use them to camouflage?
Ever wonder exactly how chameleons are able to change their spots and camouflage themselves under the bright forest canopy? Well you’re not likely to guess the intriguing method involved. It turns out that while the chameleons are docile and soft, for the most part, this interesting species has a lot more in common with diamonds than anyone ever thought.
Earlier this week Australians caught a glimpse of a bizarre sight in their morning sky, something that’s not only rare, but also quite strange to see. Looking like a vortex for clouds, with a looming rainbow trapped in the center, Australians across the continent snapped shots of what they thought was an alien spacecraft, or rather a hole in the atmosphere. Taking to social media, the strange images garnered much attention, but as soon as the mystery was up, the strange solution was found.