(Nanowerk News) Gold nanoparticles can be better catalysts if their atoms are packed differently from the conventional arrangement. This alternate inner structure leads to different inherent ...

The mineral pyrite was historically nicknamed fool’s gold because of its deceptive resemblance to the real precious metal — gold. The term was often used during the California gold rush in the 1840s ...

Every crystal's shape is a mirror of the internal arrangement of its molecules, but the molecules in photoswitchable crystals ...

This is the crystal structure of beta titanium-3 gold. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for ...