Rare earth elements and minerals have been thrust into the political spotlight, and that has a lot of potential for ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

E. horridus (center) in a greenhouse under natural sunlight, with its leaves appearing more bluish than those of the neighboring cycad, Dioon edule (left). The endangered South African cycad ...