Researchers have identified a new class of quantum states in a custom-engineered graphene structure. The study reports the discovery of topological electronic crystals in twisted bilayer -- trilayer ...

Chirality refers to objects that cannot be superimposed onto their mirror images through any combination of rotations or translations, much like the distinct left and right hands of a human. In chiral ...

A research team led by Paolo Falcaro has developed a microporous crystal compound that signals whether protein-rich foods are spoilt. The ERC grant is now being used to explore practical applications.

An international team of researchers led by the Strong Correlation Quantum Transport Laboratory of the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS) has demonstrated, in a world’s first, an ideal ...

Continent-size islands deep inside Earth's mantle could be more than a billion years old, a new study finds. Known as large low-seismic-velocity provinces (LLSVPs), these blobs are both hotter and ...

A new type of crystal that absorbs heat when released from extreme pressure could lead to climate-friendly refrigerators and ...

More information: Samantha L. Piper et al, Organic ionic plastic crystals having colossal barocaloric effects for sustainable refrigeration, Science (2025). DOI: 10.1126/science.adq8396 Josep-Lluís ...

University of Hyderabad’s School of Physics professor Surajit Dhara has been elected as a Fellow of the Indian Academy of ...

New crystal-based cooling could reduce environmental impact of fridges Research shows crystals absorb heat for efficient refrigeration solutions Experts optimistic about future applications despite ...

Chinese scientists proposed a novel imine-to-olefin transformation strategy to synthesize single-crystal sp² carbon-linked covalent organic frameworks (sp²c-COFs). COFs are crystalline ...

Two high-quality single-crystal sp²c-COFs have been developed, demonstrating the generality of this approach. This work ...

Microsoft researchers report that when the system was given over 608,000 stable materials from databases, it was able to ...