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 ...

Researchers at the University of Sydney have successfully synthesized the platinum crystals within a liquid metal medium. This process, facilitated in part by advanced X-ray techniques, has yielded ...

When an electron travels through a polar crystalline solid, its negative charge attracts the positively charged atomic cores, causing the surrounding crystal lattice to deform. The electron and ...

A recent theory challenges conventional understanding of crystallization. It shows that the dominant element in a solution—the solvent, not the solute—is the material that crystallizes. This finding, ...

Study: Observing growth of metallic crystals inside liquid metal solvents. Gallium in a petri dish. Image Credit: Philip Ritchie/The University of Sydney Researchers at the University of Sydney have ...