Researchers showed that surface chemistry directs two types of diblock copolymer nanoparticles into separate core and ...

The wolf in this fluorescence microscope image is a crystal, and it grew this way on its own. Prodipta Samadder, a PhD researcher at the Institute of Nano Science and Technology, works on organic ...

In a surprising twist, researchers have identified crystals that are symmetrical but nevertheless absorb light as if they were chiral (Science 2025, DOI: 10.1126/science.adr5478). The discovery ...

Mars primary evaporite discovery: China's Zhurong rover has confirmed the first primary gypsum crystals ever found on Mars, ...

Imagine industrial processes that make materials or chemical compounds faster, cheaper, and with fewer steps than ever before. Imagine processing information in your laptop in seconds instead of ...

A new theory 'demystifies' the crystallization process and shows that the material that crystallizes is the dominant component within a solution -- which is the solvent, not the solute. The theory ...

Imagine you had a crystal ball that revealed when a volcano would next erupt. For the hundreds of millions of people around the world who live near active volcanoes, it would be an extremely useful ...

Going back through time, cultures around the world—from ancient Sumer to Indus Valley, China, and South America—have believed crystals could evoke a kind of sorcery, conjure change, and heal disease.

An artificial intelligence created by Google DeepMind may help revolutionise materials science, providing new ways to make better batteries, solar panels, computer chips and many more vital ...

The Naica mine in the Mexican state of Chihuahua has been producing lead, zinc, ...