"Ice in the rest of the universe has long been considered a snapshot of liquid water – that is, a disordered arrangement fixed in place. Our findings show this is not entirely true." ...

The Universe’s most abundant ice isn’t formless—it’s secretly laced with crystals. And that might change how we think about ...

A new method in electron microscopy enables sub-20-picometer targeting of individual atoms without prior exposure, opening ...

A team of researchers has developed a novel method for using cholesteric liquid crystals in optical microcavities. The ...

New work could help in the development of materials that host exotic coherent quantum states under ambient conditions ...

Diamonds have a reputation as one of the hardest materials known to man, which is undoubtedly true, but they're not as tough as you think they are.

A remarkable pink diamond, thought to have once belonged to Marie Antoinette, the last queen of France, has recently been ...

The result was surprising: Instead of spinning smoothly like a hurricane or a solid sphere, the solitons developed an internal lattice ... in a crystal pattern." One intriguing idea the researchers ...

Crystal structure prediction seeks to identify the stable or metastable crystal structures for any given chemical compound adopted under specific conditions.

That's because their specific crystal lattice structure lets them withstand high electrical voltages, while they can also dissipate heat incredibly well because they are not electrically conductive.

Crystals are characterized by their highly ordered atomic arrangements, forming as repeated units in what’s known as a crystal lattice, creating those pointy faceted protrusions we humans love.

New AI model reveals the structures of crystalline materials with high accuracy, speeding up materials science research and development in various industries.