Exotic roto-crystals can break into individual fragments then reassemble themselves

It sounds bizarre, but they exist: crystals made of rotating objects. Physicists from Aachen, Düsseldorf, Mainz and Wayne State (Detroit, U.S.) have jointly studied these exotic objects and their ...

Simple stabilizing solution leads to seven new ceramic materials

Sometimes, less really is more. By removing oxygen during synthesis, a team led by materials scientists at Penn State has ...
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Pressure-Induced Changes in the Crystal Structure and Electrical Conductivity of GeV 4 S 8

Center for High-Pressure Science (CHiPS), State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, Hebei 066004, China ...
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These Towering Crystal Structures Rising From Cave Floors Follow a Mathematical Rule With Precision

Called 'stalagmites,' these crystal structures hold the past record of the cave's geological history. The secret lies in ...