Fluorescence is a common phenomenon in diamonds. Of all the diamonds submitted to GIA over the past decade, approximately 25% ...

A crystal is a solid with a periodic atomic structure and a deviation from the periodicity of the crystal lattice is called a defect. Crystalline defects include point defects (e.g. colour centres ...

Scientists have vastly reduced the temperatures and conditions needed to grow special diamonds for computing, making faster ...

The thermal properties of materials are closely related to their crystal structure and microstructure. For instance, thermal expansion, the response of a lattice to the temperature field is deeply ...

Most solids expand as temperatures increase and shrink as they cool. Some materials do the opposite, expanding in the cold.

Novel membrane technology achieves precise separation of near-identical molecules using atomic-scale structural control, ...

Three exotic new species of superconductivity were spotted last year, illustrating the myriad ways electrons can join ...

Synergetic Innovation Center for Quantum Effects and Application, Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Quantum Structures and Quantum Control of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Electronics, ...

From stars to needles to amorphous globs, scientists are demystifying a snowflake’s complex construction, showing how factors ...