Explore the Aucanquilcha volcano in Chile and uncover fascinating amphibole mineral textures through polarized light microscopy. You might notice a scale bar below the crystal - that is 200 ...

A team of researchers has created a new way to visualize crystals by peering inside their structures, akin to having X-ray vision. Their new technique -- which they aptly named 'Crystal Clear' -- ...

Dr Sithara Sreenilayam Pavithran speaks to Dr Claire O’Connell about her research into liquid crystal materials. Researchers get to see all sorts of cool things. Some watch as signals come in from ...

The new technique allows scientists to see each particle that makes up colloidal crystals and to create dynamic three-dimensional models. A team of New York University researchers has created a new ...

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Looking at snow under a microscope allows us to closely examine its crystalline structure, but prolonged observation is difficult because the crystals melt when the temperature of the room or the ...