Chemical compounds crystalize in characteristic 3D shapes, a phenomenon scientists use to help identify unknown substances. I.V. Mironov of the Russian Technological University (RTU MIREA) captured ...

Andrew Iams saw something strange while looking through his electron microscope. He was examining a sliver of a new aluminum alloy at the atomic scale, searching for the key to its strength, when he ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — When University at Buffalo chemist Jason Benedict started a national crystal-growing contest last fall, one thing he didn’t anticipate was how fast the contest itself would grow. “I ...

Researchers have uncovered a previously unknown property of colloidal crystals, highly ordered three-dimensional arrays of nanoparticles. Northwestern University researchers have uncovered a ...

This spiky cluster of SrCuSi 4 O 10 crystals resembles a late-summer blossom or a close-up of a viral particle. To make the crystals, Darrah Johnson-McDaniel at the University of Georgia heated ...

Homeomorphism means similarity of shape. In chemistry, crystals of two different compounds are called homeomorphic if their forms are very close to each other. What is homeomorphism? Homeomorphism ...

The 2025 winners of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry were praised for their innovation, which acts like Hermione's handbag in ...

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and ...

Jason Benedict is a materials science expert. He can speak to the media about crystals and light-responsive materials, and he can also answer general questions about chemistry and chemical reactions.

Research observing the physical motion of falling ice crystals could help scientists better estimate where and when these crystals will melt into raindrops. The key to more accurate rainfall ...

Electron microscope image of the aluminum alloy from the study. The light gray areas are sections of traditional crystals within the aluminum alloy, while the black dots are sections where NIST found ...