Researchers describe a method to fabricate single-crystal vases several microns in size. The molecules spontaneously grow into the structures after drop-casting. This work may allow new experiments in ...

The high sensitivity of the reflection electron microscopy (REM) technique to small changes in the crystal structure and composition of the top surface layers of various crystalline materials makes it ...

A vapor diffusion process, such as the hanging or sitting drop method, is used to grow most protein crystals. However, salt crystals are also found frequently alongside these crystals. Normal imaging ...

DURING some experiments on the coloration of rock salt by the α-rays of polonium, we noticed that the surface exposed to the rays in air become dull. Examined under the microscope, it was found to be ...

Microscopic crystals could soon be zipping drugs around your body, taking them to diseased organs. In the past, this was thought to be impossible - the crystals, which have special magnetic properties ...