Light-induced symmetry changes in tiny crystals allow researchers to create materials with tailored properties
Imagine building a Lego tower with perfectly aligned blocks. Each block represents an atom in a tiny crystal, known as a ...
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Scientists unveil new type of 'time crystal' that defies our traditional understanding of time and motion
A standard time crystal is a new phase of matter that features perpetual motion without expending energy. According to Chong ...
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Liquid crystal structures key to organic solar cell performance, study finds
This finding was important because the liquid crystal structures resulted in better OSC stability and efficiency when compared to cells fabricated using random aggregation pathways. Further ...
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Overcoming stacking constraints in hexagonal boron nitride via metal-organic chemical vapor deposition
POSTECH and University of Montpellier researchers demonstrate wafer-scale AA-stacked hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) growth.
Elusive electronic rotons, detected for first time, reveal formation of Wigner crystallites in 2D electron liquid
For decades, researchers have explored how electrons behave in quantum materials. Under certain conditions, electrons ...
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The crystal structure of the hyperthermophile chromosomal protein Sso7d bound to DNA
The crystal structure of the complex between the integration host factor (IHF) and DNA revealed that IHF induces two prominent kinks in the bound DNA, forming a U-turn 28, by the partial ...