Scientists have just discovered an incredible superpower hidden away in the tissues of the fern Blechnum orientale, a plant that can collect and store rare earth elements. The findings could lead to a ...

Archaeologists have discovered hundreds of rare “rock crystal” quartz fragments in a ceremonial site in western England. This find suggests people in Neolithic times used them to decorate graves and ...

We were given access to a private mine and did not know what to expect. Inside, we discovered beautiful and rare amethyst ...

Electron microscope image of the aluminum alloy from the study. The light gray areas are sections of traditional crystals within the aluminum alloy, while the black dots are sections where NIST found ...

When Ren Boissevain is not turning motorists’ heads in the bumpy-surfaced car he calls his rockmobile or guiding tourists through the cave beneath his shop, he can usually be found down some South ...

Rare-earth calcium oxyborate crystals have emerged as promising materials in the realm of piezoelectric applications due to their robust performance under harsh conditions. The intrinsic properties of ...

Researchers have found special atomic patterns called quasicrystals in 3D-printed aluminum alloys. Quasicrystals increase the strength of 3D-printed aluminum, the researchers discovered, making it ...