Researchers from multiple academic institutions collaborated on a study published last month, in which they imaged and investigated systems of active liquid crystals in three dimensions and ...

Scientists have explored how atomically thin two-dimensional crystals can grow over three-dimensional objects and how the curvature of those objects can stretch and strain the crystals. The findings ...

(Nanowerk News) Photonic crystals are materials with repeating internal structures that interact with light in unique ways. We can find natural examples in opals and the vibrant coloured shells of ...

Photonic crystals are materials with repeating internal structures that interact with light in unique ways – such as in opals and the brightly colored shells of certain insects. Although these ...

Schematic of a crystal of knots. Credit: Jung-Shen B. Tai and Ivan I. Smalyukh Molecular self-assembly can produce stable 3D knots in chiral liquid crystals. The knots, which have been dubbed ...

Adding textures is a great way to experiment with giving 3D prints a different look, and [PandaN] shows off a method of adding a wood grain effect in a way that’s easy to play around with. It involves ...