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

Scientists have discovered a metal oxide with the catchy name SrFe0.5Co0.5O2.5 (or SFCO for short) that can 'breathe', taking ...

There’s a saying in mine country, the kind that sometimes shows up on bumper stickers: “If it can’t be grown, it has to be ...

Scientists have unveiled a remarkable “breathing” crystal that can repeatedly absorb and release oxygen, almost like living ...

Imagine a clock that doesn't have electricity, but its hands and gears spin on their own for all eternity. In a new study, ...

A new transition-metal oxide crystal that reversibly and repeatedly absorbs and releases oxygen could be ideal for use in fuel cells and as the active medium in clean energy technologies such as ...

A study by researchers at the University of Oxford, University of Leeds, and University College London has identified a new ...

In conventional, top-down syntheses, nanodiamonds are obtained by converting carbon sources under extreme conditions – ...

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 ...

Potential applications range from biomedical imaging to the conversion of light energy. University of Tokyo researchers Shinjiro Takano, Yuya Hamasaki, and Tatsuya Tsukuda have directly imaged how the ...

Accidentally discovered around 1700s, Prussian Blue possesses a hollow three-dimensional framework that allows ions to move in and out with ease. These unique properties have enabled its use across ...