Scientifically speaking, the term “crystal” refers to any solid that has an ordered chemical structure. This means that its parts are arranged in a precisely ordered pattern, like bricks in a wall.

A time crystal that beats to the rhythm of both order and chaos has revealed a new way in which matter can keep time. New ...

In exploring how crystals form, the researchers also came across an unusual, rod-shaped crystal that hadn’t been identified before, naming it “Zangenite” for the NYU graduate student who discovered it ...

If you were able to visualize the passage of time, it may appear as looping ribbons of color, these fragments ribboning and ...

In a new study published in Nature Physics, researchers achieved the first experimental observation of a time rondeau crystal ...

Talc reveals a phase of superhydration in cold subduction, demonstrating that the ocean sends more water to the depths of the Earth.