First discovered by physicist Frank Wilczek in 2012 (a discovery that won him the Nobel Prize), time crystals behave like standard crystalline structures but across time. Where a normal crystal (like, ...

An international research team has fabricated a perovskite solar cell using sulfur-based additives to improve its resistance ...

As BP II changes into BP I, the liquid crystal forms twin boundaries—regions ... The approach presented in this study could also reveal how hierarchical structures in soft materials, such as polymers ...

An Oregon State University researcher has helped create a new 3D printing approach for shape-changing materials that are likened to muscles, opening ...

Researchers explore the transformation dynamics of cubic liquid crystals using direct simulation and machine learning, offering new possibilities for advanced materials development.

Researchers have uncovered key insights about how liquid crystals, materials capable of forming complex ordered structures, ...

A new technique employing monochromatic light improves the study of internal structures in materials affected by light ...

In a recent article, researchers detailed the synthesis and characterization of a novel pour point depressant (P-PPD) ...

A research group led by Dr. Toru Ube at Chuo University enabled 3D-selective deformation of “photomobile polymer materials” ...

Researchers at the University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague (UCT Prague) have pioneered a novel method for the rapid and scalable synthesis of 2D transition metal sulfides. Utilizing a ...