"This is one of the most critical but least understood parts of the process of how cold clouds form"

Science synopsis: Strong signs of quantum spin liquid observed in YbMgGaO4 crystals by neutron scattering off ytterbium electrons

Existing retroreflectors are usually made with glass microbeads and microprisms

Materials researchers Anja-Verena Mudring and Volodymyr Smetana were the first to create and accurately characterize the compound

The team led by Sami Nabhan of the Freie Universität Berlin studied ancient rock formations from South Africa's Barberton greenstone belt

Berkeley Lab and University of Colorado-Boulder team develop new way to reveal crystal features in functional materials

Researchers aim to make such cloaks more practical

Using their new method, the scientists have determined the forces surrounding defects in crystals

Gerald Stringfellow will receive the International Organization for Crystal Growth’s Frank Prize, the top award in the field of semiconductor growth