Liquid crystal (LC) phase is an intermediate phase between a solid and a liquid phase. Liquid crystals generally have rod-like molecules, but in the 1970s there were attempts to find out whether ...

Scientists have observed novel ergodicity-breaking in C60, a highly symmetric molecule composed of 60 carbon atoms arranged on the vertices of a 'soccer ball' pattern (with 20 hexagon faces and 12 ...

In the iconic "Sound of Music" score, "My Favorite Things," a young Julie Andrews lists snowflakes as objects that bring her ...

(Nanowerk News) Covalent bonding is a widely understood phenomenon that joins the atoms of a molecule by a shared electron pair. But in nature, patterns of molecules can also be connected through ...

Molecular self-assembly has allowed chemists to become ever more creative by incorporating aesthetically pleasing patterns into the structures of macromolecules. In one of the latest examples, a team ...