Salt creeping, a phenomenon that occurs in both natural and industrial processes, describes the collection and migration of ...

Deep in the Myanmar Mogok region, a tiny reddish-orange crystal sat unnoticed. To the untrained eye, it seemed like many other stones—polished by water, overlooked by miners seeking sapphires. But ...

Hexagonal diamond up to 60 per cent stronger than normal diamonds could be used to create super-tough drilling and cutting ...

Physicists at Osnabrück University have examined individual water molecules on the calcite surface in more detail. Their ...