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How snowflakes get their intricate shapes
From stars to needles to amorphous globs, scientists are demystifying a snowflake’s complex construction, showing how factors ...
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What's The Difference Between A Mineral, A Crystal, And A Gemstone?
One way they can form is through rapid cooling which means they don’t develop in the repeated units that define true crystals, but it's up for debate if you can technically have an "amorphous ...
Physicists experimentally observe topological defects in glasses for the first time
The amorphous state of matter is the most abundant form of visible matter in the universe, and includes all structurally ...
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The changing faces of disorder
In that sense, polyamorphism is the amorphous analogue to polymorphism in crystals. Common to most polyamorphic materials is the directionality of the atomic bonds. On page 192 of this issue ...