This innovative type of smart crystal, Janus crystals, is inspired by desert plants and animals that thrive in arid conditions. For instance, desert beetles and lizards have evolved surface ...

Department of Physics, Institute of Physics, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest 1111, Hungary HU-REN-BME Condensed Matter Physics Research Group, Budapest University of ...

To store energy with a time crystal, make it a double. A mathematical analysis shows that putting two time crystals into a coordinated state could create a quantum battery-like device. Time ...

The look, which was created by celebrity nail artist Tom Bachik, features over 250 crystals. Bachik is responsible for some of our favorite celebrity manicures ever, and he frequently works with ...

“This work could lead to the first experimental realization of photonic time crystals, propelling them into practical applications and potentially transforming industries,” says Professor Viktar ...

The State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China ...

Phytate (Myo-inositol hexaphosphate) is the main phosphorus storage system in plant seeds such as those of cereal grains, nuts, oilseeds, and legumes (Raboy, 2000; Reddy et al., 1982), accounting for ...