In this fascinating DIY tutorial, learn to craft a stunning 2-color twist bracelet using crystals and beads. Discover how to ...

Chameleons are famous for their color-changing abilities. Depending on their body temperature or mood, their nervous system directs skin tissue that contains nanocrystals to expand or contract, ...

It has been a while since I have covered colloidal photonic crystals here on Nobel Intent. Last time, I wrote about research that showed how one could fine tune the crystal lattice with an applied ...

Colloidal photonic crystals that can be made to change color by applying a magnetic field have been developed by researchers in the US. The crystals could be used to dramatically improve the quality ...

Chameleons are famous for their color-changing abilities. Depending on their body temperature or mood, their nervous system directs skin tissue that contains nanocrystals to expand or contract, ...

Just as a chameleon can instantly morph its skin color to match its surroundings, a new method of controlling crystals using light and chemistry could make clothing or cars change color on demand. The ...

Like diamonds, sugar crystals ideally are very pure and low in color. Now studies have provided a better understanding of the source of undesirable color in factory sugar. Like diamonds, sugar ...

Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati have developed four new organic co-crystal systems with potential applications in drug discovery, imaging, therapeutics, fiber-optic ...

Most plants get their coloration from pigments, but an endangered South African cycad gets its unique silvery-blue hue from wax crystals and an underlying chlorophyll-rich layer, according to a recent ...