Some materials behave unexpectedly. They crack differently than expected, or react in ways that are hard to explain. The ...

Grinding a crystalline metal-organic framework (MOF) material in a ball mill converts it into an amorphous structure and then into other crystal morphologies, according to research presented Tuesday ...

XRD works by directing X-rays onto a crystalline material and analyzing the angles and intensities of the diffracted beams. The atomic planes within the crystal act as a three-dimensional grating, ...

Polymer materials are utilized for a diverse number of modern societal processes, ranging from packaging to aerospace engineering. Naturally, different types of processes necessitate different ...