(CNN) — Australian sprinter Gout Gout may only be 17, but Olympic 200-meter champion Letsile Tebogo says the teenage sensation has the potential to be one of the greatest athletes in history.

Long-wave infrared birefringent crystals are essential materials in infrared optical applications in fields such as infrared imaging, laser technology, and optical communications. Due to ...

Using this method, the researchers synthesized a series of two-aminopyrazine-based birefringent crystals, four of which demonstrated exceptional birefringence values of 0.489, 0.490, 0.594 ...

Cerullo, who also co-authored the current study, developed a device called an interferometer that uses birefringent crystals to create two identical replicas of an input pulse. These are then used for ...

The photomicrograph was taken through half-crossed polarizing lenses to demonstrate a cluster of vividly birefringent cystine crystals that overlie and obscure a large mononuclear "storage" cell.

(CNN) — Australian 17-year-old Gout Gout continued to demonstrate why he is the most exciting talent in sprinting right now, running the fastest 200-meter time in the world this year on Sunday.

"They can give us spiritual strength and emotional support - but they also absorb our negative energies, whether we're feeling tired or stressed or sick. "What happens is, crystals can become ...