A chance discovery in a lab over a century ago by Jan Czochralski changed the world. His accidental observation of a metallic ...
In 1982, materials scientist Dan Shechtman observed an unusual tenfold symmetry in an aluminum-manganese alloy, defying the ...
Researchers have devised a mathematical approach to predict the structures of crystals -- a critical step in developing many medicines and electronic devices -- in a matter of hours using only a ...
Chemists at the University of Iowa have created a three-dimensional lattice that captures water from the air and stores it.