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Controlling quantum particle states through structural phase transition of crystals
A research team has successfully fine-tuned the Rabi oscillation of polaritons, quantum composite particles, by leveraging ...
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Rare crystal shape found to increase the strength of 3D-printed metal
Researchers have found special atomic patterns called quasicrystals in 3D-printed aluminum alloys. Quasicrystals increase the strength of 3D-printed aluminum, the researchers discovered, making it ...
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Explorit: Azurite and Malachite, two magnificent minerals
All rocks are made of one or more minerals. Minerals are solid, naturally occurring substances with well-defined crystal ...
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Physicists Catch a Quantum Butterfly Spreading Its Wings
In a first, physicists have directly seen Hofstadter’s butterfly—a long-sought-after fractal in the quantum realm ...
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Hierarchical Malachite Microsphere Catalyst in the Ethynylation of Formaldehyde for 1,4-Butynediol Synthesis
SINOPEC Dalian Research Institute of Petroleum and Petrochemicals Co. Ltd., Dalian 116045, People’s Republic of China ...
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Inside the world's largest crystal 'cave'
But what exactly is a geode and how do crystals form inside them? Discover and be amazed by this wonder of nature. A film by Next Stop Stories BBC's Tom Brook explores never-before-seen footage ...
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Researchers Image How Cholesterol Forms Crystals in the Body for the First Time
A pair of University of Houston professors, known globally for their seminal contributions to crystal engineering with specific breakthroughs in the design of therapeutics to prevent crystallization ...