Paradigm Challenging Discovery: Diamonds Grown Without High Pressure
Scientists have created a new liquid metal alloy system for producing diamonds under moderate conditions. Did you know that 99% of synthetic diamonds are produced…
Crystals News
Crystals are solid materials whose constituent atoms, molecules, or ions are arranged in an ordered pattern extending in all three spatial dimensions. This regular arrangement results in the often symmetrical and geometric shapes of crystals visible to the naked eye, characterized by flat faces and sharp angles. The process of crystal formation, known as crystallization, can occur naturally, such as the formation of quartz crystals in rock or artificially in laboratories. Crystals are not limited to mineral compounds; they also include metals, organic proteins, and even synthetic materials like certain plastics.
Atom-Level Innovations: Rice’s Big Bet on Advanced 2D Materials
Rice University’s Boris Yakobson has received over $4 million in federal funding to advance research on 2D materials, interfaces in composite materials, and nonequilibrium chemical…
Sound Science: How Phononic Crystals are Shaping Quantum Computing
Researchers have developed a genetic algorithm for designing phononic crystal nanostructures, significantly advancing quantum computing and communications. The new method, validated through experiments, allows precise…
Lightning Bonds: Capturing Halogen Magic in the Blink of an Eye
Scientists have uncovered how the halogen bond can be exploited to direct sequential dynamics in multi-functional crystals, offering crucial insights for developing ultrafast-response times for…
Inside the Crystal Matrix: New “X-Ray Vision” Technique Sees Inside Crystals
Developing transparent particles and imaging their positions, researchers shed light on never-before-seen interiors of crystalline structures. A team of New York University researchers has created…
Ultra-Thin Crystals Unlock New Possibilities in Electronics and Quantum Computing
Researchers at UC Irvine have developed an ultra-thin bismuth material designed for use in flexible technologies. In a study published in Nature Materials, scientists from…
Photons Frozen in Time by Innovative Crystal Designs
AMOLF researchers, in collaboration with Delft University of Technology, succeeded in bringing light waves to a halt by deforming the two-dimensional photonic crystal that contains…
2D Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal: The Next Big Thing in Display Technology
Researchers discovered ferroelectricity in 2D vermiculite, boosting electric field responsivity in liquid crystals and paving the way for innovative large-scale displays. Electro-optical liquid crystal (LC)…
Unlocking the Secrets of Space Chemistry With Cold Coulomb Crystals
Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have developed experiments to replicate the chemical reactions of the Interstellar Medium, using techniques like laser cooling and…
A Groundbreaking New Principle – Korean Researchers Uncover Revolutionary Phenomenon in Liquid Crystals
A research group from the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), led by Professor Jonwoo Jeong of the Department of Physics, has recently…
Frozen Electrons Come to Life in Groundbreaking Princeton Study
Princeton University researchers detect a strange form of matter that has eluded direct detection for some 90 years. Electrons—these infinitesimally small particles that are known…
Elemental Surprise: Physicists Discover a New Quantum State
A novel quantum state, “hybrid topology,” was discovered in arsenic crystals by Princeton scientists, merging edge and surface states in a unique quantum behavior. This…
Advancements in Deep Ultraviolet Laser Technology
Researchers developed a 60-milliwatt solid-state DUV laser at 193 nm using LBO crystals, setting new benchmarks in efficiency values. In the realm of science and…
Electrically Tunable Metasurfaces: Liquid Crystal Alignment by Dielectric Meta-Atoms
Dielectric metasurfaces, known for their low loss and subwavelength scale, are revolutionizing optical systems by allowing multidimensional light modulation. Researchers have now innovated in this…
Scientists Discover Bizarre Material Where Electrons Stand Still
New research validates method for guided discovery of 3D flat-band materials. Scientists at Rice University have uncovered a first-of-its-kind material: a 3D crystalline metal in…
Unlocking the Quantum Secrets Hidden in Diamonds for Advanced Electronics
Highly precise optical absorption spectra of diamond reveal ultra-fine splitting. Besides being “a girl’s best friend,” diamonds have broad industrial applications, such as in solid-state…
Pore Power Unleashed: Revolutionizing Microfluidics With High-Speed Droplet Production
Scientists develop new method for ultra-high speed droplet production in microfluidic devices using three-dimensional porous inverse colloidal crystal structures. Over the past two decades, microfluidic…
Researchers Add New “Twist” to Classical Material Design
Scientists have discovered that crystals can twist when they are sandwiched between two substrates – a critical step toward exploring new material properties for electronics…