Chemical compounds crystalize in characteristic 3D shapes, a phenomenon scientists use to help identify unknown substances. I.V. Mironov of the Russian Technological University (RTU MIREA) captured ...

Physicists at the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter (MPSD) in Hamburg have discovered a striking ...

Physicists found electrons synchronizing in star-shaped Kagome crystals, showing geometry can tune quantum behavior and shape ...

Pyrite is often dismissed as “fool’s gold” but this mineral creates some of the most stunning crystals in nature. Walk into any mineral shop and one of the first thing that sounds out is the precise, ...

The rainbow peaks and valleys in this image arise thanks to the twisted power of chirality. This is a close-up view of a flat porphyrin derivative mixed with a chiral liquid crystalline molecule, ...

Electron microscope image of the aluminum alloy from the study. The light gray areas are sections of traditional crystals within the aluminum alloy, while the black dots are sections where NIST found ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — When University at Buffalo chemist Jason Benedict started a national crystal-growing contest last fall, one thing he didn’t anticipate was how fast the contest itself would grow. “I ...

Homeomorphism means similarity of shape. In chemistry, crystals of two different compounds are called homeomorphic if their forms are very close to each other. What is homeomorphism? Homeomorphism ...

The metal-organic frameworks discovered by the three scientists are helping to revolutionise green technology and many other ...

A particular cornerstone of prebiotic chemistry is hydrogen cyanide, which, under the right conditions, forms compounds that ...

Chirality is the geometric property of structures that are non-superimposable with their mirror images. This characteristic is a fundamental aspect of biomolecules such as proteins and nucleic acids, ...

Research observing the physical motion of falling ice crystals could help scientists better estimate where and when these crystals will melt into raindrops. The key to more accurate rainfall ...