The article indicates that the sudden appearance (or disappearance?) of polymorphs can derail clinical programmes. Such an example occurred in the development of the anti-glioma drug temozolomide, ...

Apple's upcoming foldable iPhone Ultra rumored with dual 48MP cameras, 7.58-inch display when unfolded, with a new 'liquid ...

Crystals -- from sugar and table salt to snowflakes and diamonds -- don't always grow in a straightforward way. Researchers have now captured this journey from amorphous blob to orderly structures.

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image: Amorphous nanosheets created using hard-to-synthesize metal oxides and oxyhydroxides view more Credit: Eisuke Yamamoto Researchers at Nagoya University in Japan have addressed a significant ...

In the literature on crystals, a ‘defect’ is any feature that breaks the regular order of the repeating crystal lattice – from sites on the crystal lattice with different chemical species swapped in, ...

This chaotic arrangement of molecules is called an “amorphous” structure. Amorphous minerals don’t technically exist Minerals, by definition, have to have a crystal structure.

Amorphous silicon carbide boasts a yield strength 10 times greater than Kevlar, renowned for its use in bulletproof vests. IF you could make duct tape out of Amorphous silicon carbide you would need ...

The amorphous ice found on distant moons and comets can tell us about the history of our solar system and shed light on how to make new electronics. It’s also, literally, cool.

Liquid water’s crystal structure (left) compared to that of ordinary water ice (right). Graphic: University of Cambridge If you thought ice varieties got no more interesting than crushed versus ...