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Earth Recycles Ocean Floor into Diamonds

May 31, 2019

Traces of salt trapped in many diamonds show the stones are formed from ancient seabeds that became buried deep beneath the E...

Green Material for Refrigeration Identified

April 18, 2019

When put under pressure, plastic crystals of neopentylglycol yield huge cooling effects

Beyond the WIMP: Unique Crystals Could Expand the Search for Dark Matter

March 22, 2018

Proposed detector technology would be sensitive to an unexplored range of particle masses

Researchers Sew Atomic Lattices Seamlessly Together

March 12, 2018

Technique allows scientists to create atomically-thin fabrics

Fabricating Nanocrystalline Diamonds to Study Materials Under Extreme Conditions

February 6, 2018

These synthetic diamonds, used in micro-anvils, have produced nearly twice the pressure found at the center of the Earth...

Scientists Discover 'Chiral Phonons'--Atomic Rotations in a 2-D Semiconductor Crystal

February 5, 2018

Experiments confirm the first chiral phonon that could enable exotic forms of electronics

Predicting Volcanic Eruptions Using Tiny Crystals

January 23, 2018

Tiny crystals that form deep in volcanoes may be the key for advance warnings before volcanic eruptions

Brittle Starfish Shows How to Make Tough Ceramics

December 11, 2017

Recent findings may open new bio-inspired routes for toughening brittle ceramics in various applications

Watching a Quantum Material Lose Its Stripes

December 1, 2017

Berkeley Lab study uses terahertz laser pulses to reveal ultrafast coupling of atomic-scale patterns

Watching Atoms Move in Hybrid Perovskite Crystals Reveals Clues to Improving Solar Cells

November 23, 2017

Using X-ray beams and lasers, researchers studied how a new promising class of solar cell materials, called hybrid perovskite...

Scientists Log Newfound Understanding of Water’s Responses to Changing Temperatures

October 18, 2017

Understanding the dynamics of ice crystallization—otherwise known as ice formation—is vital in not only climate r...

Irish Scientists Can Now Produce Electricity from Tears

October 2, 2017

Pressure generates electricity in crystals of enzyme found in tears, milk, and egg whites

New Insights into Nanocrystal Growth in Liquid

September 18, 2017

Understanding process that creates complex crystals important for energy applications

Engineering Team Images Tiny Quasicrystals as They Form

August 21, 2017

Atoms in quasicrystals are arranged in an orderly but nonperiodic way, unlike most crystals, which are made up of a three-dim...

Gold-Plated Crystals Set New Standard for Natural Gas Detectors

April 7, 2017

New metamaterials-based technology could replace infrared sensors used for gas leaks, agriculture, and recycling

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