Because of their unique properties, single-crystal materials often play an important role in creating novel products such as lasers and turbine blades. Single crystals are particularly interesting to ...

Single-crystal diffraction was invented 100 years ago by Max von Laue. It has since become a workhorse technique for chemists to determine the structures of organometallic complexes and other ...

This image is an X-ray diffraction pattern produced by a few fibres of the sepiolite from Norway. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to ...

Inside the Findings That Shaped Materials Science takes a closer look at some of those turning points - the ideas, lab ...