A new way of dating collisions between asteroids and planetary bodies throughout our Solar System’s history could help scientists reconstruct how and when planets were born. A team of researchers, led ...
Can you believe these tiny glands make such a beautiful flower? These minuscule pieces of salt look like massive boulders up close. Pay attention to those tiny crystals on the rim of your next ...
Microscopic view inside mouse model of pancreatic cancer tumour. The colours indicate different components: red for blood vessels, green for tumour cells and purple for collagen, the connective tissue ...
Opals! Photonic crystals! Structural color! Opals are examples of natural photonic crystals. They are composed of small silica nanoparticles ranging in size from 50-300nm, and packed tightly together ...
In EBSD images, colour-scheme indicates crystal lattice misorientation relative to an arbitrary point (red triangle). a apatite grain showing smooth gradations in lattice misorientation, revealing ...