Structural biology has contributed tremendous knowledge to the understanding of life on the molecular scale. The Protein Data Bank, a depository of this structural knowledge, currently contains over ...

Mucic acid crystals grown from a water-based solution achieved a record-breaking stiffness for an organic crystal.

In this latest instalment of the Physics World Weekly podcast we scratch our heads over why people believe in conspiracy theories and ask what physicists can do to help avoid the propagation of ...

Polarizing microscopes are extremely useful for specialized medical and industrial applications, such as identifying crystals suspended in liquid, identifying minerals in core samples and detecting ...

Urine contains a large number of different chemicals. Under some circumstances, these chemicals may solidify into salt crystals. This is called crystalluria. Crystals can be found in the urine of ...