This “Impossible” Crystal Is Changing What We Know About Reality
Once thought impossible, quasicrystals revealed a hidden order that challenges our understanding of materials. Their ...
New nanoscale technique unlocks quantum material secrets
Using a novel surface-sensitive spectroscopy method, scientists explored atomic vibrations in crystalline material surfaces near interfaces. The findings illuminate quantum behaviors that play ...
Scientists Thought They Made a Mistake – But It Led to a Groundbreaking “Molecular Einstein” Discovery
A strange molecular pattern, first mistaken for an error, led researchers to an unexpected discovery: molecules forming ...
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Chemical biology at the crossroads of molecular structure and mechanism
The crystal structure of the hairpin ribozyme–vanadate complex, when compared with structures of the starting and product states, revealed a rigid active site that makes more hydrogen bonds to ...
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Rare Hexagonal Diamond is Finally Created in the Lab, Overturning Decades of Controversy
For the first time, researchers in China have synthetically produced a nearly pure hexagonal diamond, marking a significant ...