Based in the small city in the Republic of Ireland of the same name, this company is known around the globe for its fine crystal heritage. Not so long ago, I had the pleasure of visiting Waterford ...

Ukichiro Nakaya, the Japanese physicist responsible for creating the first artificial snowflake, also created a classification system of 41 different crystal types. Shapes can range from cups to ...

An array of crystal shapes of 2D transition metal dichalcogenides as imaged with a scanning electron microscope. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news ...

For example, a rubber band goes back to its original shape after it’s been stretched ... This is where our work on flexible crystals comes in. Crystals, which are normally hard and brittle ...

Researchers have identified the origin of the restoring force that lets elastic crystals return to their original shape. Australian scientists have gained new insights into the fundamental ...