Chinese researchers have developed a new type of optical crystal that could help address several major supply chain bottlenecks.

Liquid crystals are a unique state of matter that bridge the gap between conventional liquids and crystalline solids. Their distinctive organised molecular structures afford anisotropic properties ...

Rutgers University-New Brunswick researchers have discovered a new class of materials – called intercrystals – with unique electronic properties that could power future technologies. Intercrystals ...

Mid- and far-infrared birefringent crystals are key functional materials for polarization control, laser technologies, and ...

These newly discovered spinning crystals twist, break, and heal themselves, revealing a strange new side of solid matter.

Aug. 19 (UPI) --Crystals can acquire a variety of novel electric qualities when enhanced with just a bit of gold -- or any other noble metal -- according to a study published Wednesday in the journal ...

Researchers have developed a new way to control and manipulate optical signals by embedding a liquid crystal layer into waveguides created with direct laser writing. The new devices enable ...

Using a superconducting quantum computer, physicists created a large and complex version of an odd quantum material that has ...