Researchers have devised a mathematical approach to predict the structures of crystals -- a critical step in developing many medicines and electronic devices -- in a matter of hours using only a ...

Chirality is a property of some molecules, subatomic particles, living organisms and other physical or biological systems.

The construction industry has boomed over the years, owing to technological advancements, and changing consumer needs. The ...

Electrons typically travel at high speeds, zipping through matter unbound. In the 1930s, physicist Eugene Wigner predicted that electrons could be coaxed into stillness at low densities and cold ...

VARIATIONS within the normal range of temperature do not exert a very profound effect upon the rate of hydration of gypsum plaster 1,2. For example, Fig. 1 shows the maximum rate of increase of ...

At some rare locations, it crystallizes in the form of sand roses, one of the many gypsum crystal habits that explain its popularity among mineral collectors. In the Eastern Province of Saudi ...

College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, China ...

When Billy Crystal regularly hosted the Academy Awards, he liked to begin the show with a montage where he was inserted into the nominated films. The 2000 opening leaned more on Hollywood history ...

Crystal’s return to the screen is not, in fact, in a comedy series. Though you might be confused after watching the baffling, misbegotten “Before.” Entertainment Critic For his first major ...

Crystals, which have a very stable molecular structure, give off a steady vibration, which is why they are used in watches, computers, and different instruments,” says Angeley. “Over thousands ...

Department of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States Materials Department and Materials Research Laboratory, University of California Santa ...