In a series of experiments and simulations, the researchers showed that by adjusting light intensity, timing, and spatial patterns, they can trigger crystals to form or melt on demand, decide where ...

Researchers at NYU have developed a way to use light to precisely direct how microscopic particles assemble into crystals. The findings, published today (February 24) in the Cell Press journal Chem, ...

This experiment set out to recreate a modern fruit taffy similar to Starburst using only tools and materials made from scratch. Instead of refined store-bought sugar, the process begins with ...

The 2026 Priestley Medalist and Nobel laureate struggled with finding her way through school before achieving the greatest feats in science ...

From table salt to snowflakes, and from gemstones to diamonds—we encounter crystals everywhere in daily life, usually cubic (table salt) or hexagonal (snowflakes). Researchers from Noushine ...

My overarching goal in the lab is to understand organic reactions by studying their electron transfer mechanisms,” said Kristine Legaspi, a chemistry graduate student at the San Diego State University ...