Two or more graphene layers that are stacked with a small twist angle in relation to each other form a so-called moiré ...

Minerals form the building blocks of almost everything on Earth. They are made up of crystals—regular, repeating atomic ...

Recent theoretical studies, however, had suggested that some metallic-like materials could break this record. θ-TaN, a metastable transition metal nitride, was among the most promising contenders, but ...

A study using EBSD and TEM imaging found that “b” dislocations in olivine occur in roughly 17% of analyzed crystals. These ...

In the rapidly evolving world of two-dimensional materials, a small twist can have outsized consequences. Since the discovery that rotational misalignment between atomically thin crystals can reshape ...

Metamaterials—materials whose properties are primarily dictated by their internal microstructure, and not their chemical ...

Studying twisted double-bilayer chromium triiodide (CrI₃) with scanning nitrogen–vacancy magnetometry, the authors directly image magnetic fields with nanoscale resolution and observe long-range ...

A new study led by the University of Liverpool examined olivine to better understand how it deforms. The researchers were surprised to find that about 17% of the crystals showed evidence of ...

In the rapidly evolving world of two-dimensional materials, a small twist can have outsized consequences. Since the discovery that rotational ...

A new study reveals how intertwined forms of frustration in quantum materials can give rise to unconventional magnetic states.

Minerals form the building blocks of almost everything on Earth. They are made up of crystals - regular, repeating atomic structures that fit together ...