Under the right circumstances, electrons can actually “freeze” into a bizarre solid form. Now, physicists at Berkeley Lab have created and taken the first ever direct images of this structure. At low ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When electrons are cooled down, their energy reduces and they arrange in a stable-grid-like structure due to their mutual ...

Machine learning (ML) is increasingly being utilized to optimize the research paradigm and shorten the time from discovery to application of novel functional materials, pharmaceuticals, and fine ...

A new publication from Opto-Electronic Advances; 10.29026/oea.2025.240207, discusses how light boosts exciton transport in organic molecular crystal. Organic semiconductors, composed of organic ...

Your browser does not support the video tag. This video captures the moment an organic crystal, maintained at liquid-nitrogen temperature, repairs a visible crack ...

Ions influence conductivity and mobility in molecular liquid crystals, affecting electrical behavior, stability, and performance in both established and emerging technologies. (Nanowerk Spotlight) The ...

In nature, tiny crystals known as nanocrystals are formed slowly over many years. Rocks and minerals react with air, water, and carbon dioxide in a process called chemical weathering. These reactions ...

At temperatures where most molecular movement ceases, certain organic crystals begin their self-healing journey. A study led by researchers at Jilin University in China developed transparent, orange, ...

From creating flexible gadgets to better medicines, the art of bending crystals is reshaping technology and health, and at the University of Houston a crystals expert makes it look almost like a magic ...