In essence, it’s a type of symmetry breaking. Any two processes that act as activator and inhibitor will produce periodic ...

Researchers have developed a light-emitting sugar probe that exposes how marine microbes break down complex carbohydrates.

Physicists have uncovered the fascinating world of “rotating crystals” — solids made of spinning particles that behave in ...

It sounds bizarre, but they exist: crystals made of rotating objects. Physicists from Aachen, Düsseldorf, Mainz and Wayne State (Detroit, U.S.) have jointly studied these exotic objects and their ...

A group of chemists, microbiologists, and ecologists has developed a molecular probe (a molecule designed to detect e.g. proteins or DNA inside an ...

New research led by Flinders University has shed light on one of chemistry's big mysteries by describing how simple salts exist near the surface of liquid solvents.

A method using low-refractive-index colloids and confocal laser scanning microscopy enables direct imaging and analysis of defects within colloidal crystals in water, providing real-time insights into ...