In a study published in Optics Express, a research group led by Prof. Fu Yuxi from Xi'an Institute of Optics and Precision ...

Once thought impossible, quasicrystals revealed a hidden order that challenges our understanding of materials. Their ...

Researchers have found that a two-dimensional carbon material is tougher than graphene and resists cracking—even the ...

Most natural and synthetic diamonds feature a cubic lattice structure but there are rare exceptions. Lonsdaleite, for example, is a type of diamond that was first ...

Because the main components of bone tissue are hydroxyapatite (HAp), the typical biomaterials ... which could not change the crystal structure, morphology, and biocompatibility of HAp. These results ...

Figure 1: Secondary structures of RNA stem-loops that bind ... permitting RNA crystallography without RNA crystals.

Granular hydroxyapatite containing from 0 to 5 mol. (%) of Sr was successfully produced and presented no cytotoxicity. The strontium incorporated in the HA crystal resulted in a solid solution with a ...

Cities are not merely collections of buildings and roads; they are dynamic ecosystems where human interactions, cultural values and collective aspirations converge. In this context, those in ...

The Pimax Crystal Light has some of the most stunning VR visuals of any headset we've tested thanks to some beautiful QLED displays. In many ways, it's a dying breed of PC VR headset that doesn't ...

Decades ago, measurements of such seismic waves identified two strange continent-sized structures ... must be made up of minerals with large crystals that could remain stable in the heat.