Terahertz imaging maps spatial chirality in materials with 100-micrometer resolution

In nature, there exist structures that are mirror images of each other but cannot be perfectly superimposed. These are known ...

Achiral crystal reveals Raman optical activity through ferroaxial order

Raman optical activity, long thought to require chiral molecules or magnetic order, has been demonstrated in an achiral, ...

Strain creates moiré 2D materials without twisting or stacking, opening more scalable route

Cornell researchers have developed a new way to create moiré patterns—atomic-scale structures that can give materials unusual ...
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Sum-frequency microscope can image an invisible 2D material

Researchers from the Physical Chemistry and Theory departments at the Fritz Haber Institute have found a new way to image layers of boron nitride that are only a single atom thick. This material is ...
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Using recycled glass for building materials (IMAGE)

Vitriform 3D co-founder Alex Stiles and Nolan Hayes, ORNL building technologies researcher, look through a flame-test device at ORNL’s Building Technologies Research and Integration Center. Disclaimer ...
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Conservation Science: Heritage Materials

IPI is pleased to announce the publication of the Second Edition of the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Conservation Science: Heritage Materials, co-edited by our Director of Research, Emma J Richardson.
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Making sturdy, semi-transparent wood with cheap, natural materials (IMAGE)

This slice of semi-transparent wood is made with natural materials and could be used in applications from wearable sensors to energy-efficient windows. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not ...