Copper selenide (Cu₂Se) attracts scientific interest for its thermoelectric ability to convert heat into electricity, but a ...

Crystals might look simple, but their growth tells a far more complex and fascinating story. From grains of salt to diamonds, ...

Scientists at Cornell Engineering have found a way to make a thin film material expand and contract billions of times per ...

In their study, Zhao and Smalyukh created a space–time crystal in the nematic phase of a liquid crystal. In this phase the crystal’s rod-like molecules align parallel to each other and also flow like ...

Scientists have released a video showing the world's first ever 'visible time crystals' that continue to move and change shape over time.

Because lithium is relatively scarce and sodium is abundant in Earth's crust, sodium-ion batteries are being investigated as viable, cost-effective alternatives to the widely used lithium-ion ...

Although once thought to be impossible and in violation of the laws of thermodynamics, time crystals were first observed ...

As a result of the tetrahedral symmetry of the lattice, a diamond crystal typically contains NV centers in four orientations.

A study led by University of Oxford and Brookhaven National Laboratory researchers has uncovered how exposure to hydrogen ...

A rare spin effect once limited to large crystals is now seen in ultrathin magnetic films, pointing to new ways of building faster, more stable, and miniaturized spin-based devices.