The inside of giant planets can reach pressures more than one million times the Earth's atmosphere. As a result of that ...

Simulations comparing aluminum oxide models with differing amounts of corrugation demonstrate the significance of hydroxyl ...

When ultraviolet light hits ice—whether in Earth's polar regions or on distant planets—it triggers a cascade of chemical ...

Scientists are intrigued by how gold nuggets form, often tucked in quartz veins. The process seems to involve earthquakes and ...

Only one side of a silver crystal has the right structure to trigger ice formation, revealing how these particles help clouds ...

A team led by researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) has made a breakthrough in semiconductor development that ...

Matter with “forbidden” symmetries was once thought to be confined to lab experiments, but is now being found in some of the ...

Researchers have achieved a new level of control over the atomic structure of a family of materials known as halide ...

The inside of giant planets can reach pressures more than one million times the Earth's atmosphere. As a result of that ...

X-ray diffraction (XRD) is a powerful non-destructive analytical technique used to evaluate crystalline materials and determine their structural properties. As one of the most widely used ...

Silver iodide is the material of choice to make clouds release rain and snow. For decades, its remarkable ability to trigger precipitation has been used in cloud seeding to prevent hail damage and ...