It's long been thought that only an unusual type of kidney stone has any connection to bacteria, and that the vast majority ...

Scientifically speaking, the term “crystal” refers to any solid that has an ordered chemical structure. This means that its parts are arranged in a precisely ordered pattern, like bricks in a wall.

Anisotropy of molecular shape is essential for the formation of thermotropic liquid crystals (LCs) 1. Rod-like mesogens have been known for well over a century and disc-like mesogens were identified ...

DEAR BONNIE: I would like to know if crystals really have healing powers and if I should purchase them. I don’t know much about them, but a new crystal shop just opened in my town. How would I choose ...

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 behaviour ...

Astronomers have long sought evidence to explain why comets at the outskirts of our own solar system contain crystalline ...