A newly proposed type of time crystal could stand alone. Time crystals are structures that repeat regularly in time, just as a standard crystal is composed of atoms arranged in a regularly repeating ...

Physicists have harnessed the aloofness of quantum particles to create a new type of crystal. Some particles shun one another because they are forbidden to take on the same quantum state as their ...

In exploring how crystals form, the researchers also came across an unusual, rod-shaped crystal that hadn’t been identified before, naming it “Zangenite” for the NYU graduate student who discovered it ...

Microbial light-driven ion-pumping rhodopsins generate the membrane potential in response to light by actively transporting ions across the cell membrane 1. In the light-adapted state, the chromophore ...

Researchers have developed a novel way to determine crystal type based on optics -- by identifying the unique ways in which these crystals absorb light. Nanocrystals have diverse applications spanning ...

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Welcome to Product Support, a column devoted to helping you get the most out of the gear, gadgets and software you already use. Up until the 1980s, nearly all watches came equipped with an acrylic ...

Crystals—from sugar and table salt to snowflakes and diamonds—don’t always grow in a straightforward way. New York University researchers have captured this journey from amorphous blob to orderly ...