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

There are a lot of myths about crystals − for example, that they are magical rocks with healing powers. An earth scientist explains some of their amazing true science.

Scientists have investigated an intriguing form of self-assembly in liquid crystals: When the liquid crystals are filled into cylindrical nanopores and heated, their molecules form ordered rings ...

How do crystals form? – Alyssa Marie, age 5, New Mexico Scientifically speaking, the term “crystal” refers to any solid that has an ordered chemical structure. This means that its parts are arranged ...

How do crystals form? – Alyssa Marie, age 5, New Mexico Scientifically speaking, the term “crystal” refers to any solid that has an ordered chemical structure.

A team at CU Boulder has made a curious state of matter in which particles move constantly—like a clock with hands and gears that spin forever, even without ...

Physicists at the University of Colorado Boulder have created the first time crystal that humans can actually see, using liquid crystals that swirl into never-ending patterns when illuminated by light ...

Time crystals — a form of matter that “ticks” when exposed to an electromagnetic pulse — may help to build better atomic clocks, gyroscopes, and quantum tech.

Scientists have created an entirely new kind of matter, one that never reaches equilibrium. Time crystals never stop oscillating — even without energy.

Through a simple process of heating and cooling, New York University researchers have created a new crystal form of deltamethrin -- a common insecticide used to control malaria -- resulting in an ...