Accurately modeling irregularly-shaped particles isn’t easy, but a new study found a way to improve a century-old idea.

NYU scientists are using light to precisely control how tiny particles organize themselves into crystals. Their research, published in Chem, provides a simple and reversible method for forming ...

A pair of identical particles swapping places sounds like a small move. In quantum physics, it is a defining one. In everyday ...

Image shows a Dyson cordless vacuum head with the anti-tangle brush roll, designed to prevent hair and debris from wrapping around the brush. The vibrant colors on the roller indicate its specialized ...

In nature, tiny crystals known as nanocrystals are formed slowly over many years. Rocks and minerals react with air, water, and carbon dioxide in a process called chemical weathering. These reactions ...

Tenjimbayashi and colleagues note that particle-coated droplets slipped off the substrate much more easily than did non-coated particles on a coated substrate. That’s because of differences between ...

According to the team, this discovery not only advances understanding of time crystals but could also help understand natural ...

Our system is remarkable because it’s incredibly simple,” said paper author and physicist David Grier of New York University.

In the shadowy underworld of soil, tiny plastic particles are lurking like molecular saboteurs. Researchers have long suspected they're sneaking into our crops, but the trail often goes cold fast. Why ...

Cohesion is often seen as a key factor to bulk powder flowability and is frequently blamed for problems in powder processing. Particles attract to one another in cohesive powder to create agglomerates ...