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Crystal with a twist: scientists grow spiraling new material
With a simple twist of the fingers, one can create a beautiful spiral from a deck of cards. In the same way, scientists at the University...
Jun 20, 20194 min read
University of Konstanz researchers create uniform-shape polymer nanocrystals
A team of researchers from the University of Konstanz's CRC 1214 "Anisotropic Particles as Building Blocks: Tailoring Shape, Interactions...
Jun 14, 20192 min read
Dynamic compression provides new insight into understanding and predicting crystal growth
Crystal growth is a crucial issue for fundamental science and wide applications. The growth morphology and speed are generally determined...
Jun 4, 20192 min read
2D crystals conforming to 3D curves create strain for engineering quantum devices
A team led by scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory explored how atomically thin two-dimensional (2D)...
Jun 3, 20194 min read
Bottom-up approach can synthesize microscopic diamonds for bioimaging, quantum computing
Scientists are excited about diamonds -- not the types that adorn jewelry, but the microscopic variety that are less than the width of a...
May 5, 20194 min read
Frustrated materials under high pressure
People are not the only ones to be occasionally frustrated. Some crystals also show frustrations. They do so whenever their elementary...
Apr 29, 20194 min read
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