A dark point inside a wave of light sounds like a contradiction. It is also something researchers say they have now viewed in real time, moving so quickly that, by one measure, it outran light itself.

Olivine, the most common mineral in the upper 400 km (about 250 miles) of Earth’s interior, has long been studied for how it deforms. Scientists have identified two primary directions of dislocation ...

Jacobs School researchers have shown how an electron diffraction technique can quickly and efficiently create high-resolution ...

A team of scientists working across U.S. and international laboratories has synthesized a single molecule that can be flipped ...

Prostate cancer affects one in five Australian men, making it the most common cancer in the country. Now, researchers at the ...

Hydrogen-Bonded Sheets Strike Back Prof. Steve Lustig, Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University Day: Thursday, March 26, 2026 Time: 3:30-4:45 p.m. Location: Shah Hall 303 Abstract: ...

From glowing crystals to beautifully displayed minerals, this quirky stop feels like pure joy for anyone who loves rocks, ...

The chirality lies in the geometry Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) image of nickel-based artificial chiral magnets ...

Long before snowflake photos filled science textbooks and art books, a curious farmer was capturing their beauty one crystal ...

Scientists observe a visible time crystal for the first time, revealing a phase of matter that repeats patterns through time.

Electrons are tiny and constantly in motion. How they behave in a crystal lattice determines key material properties: ...

Illustrating showing Thomas Edison holding graphene on the left and a man with safety goggles holding a large blue crystal on the right Crystal craze: Fortuitous experiments led to graphene in a ...