The effect is similar to how players in the popular digital game Tetris rotate, align and translate pieces to form a solid plane of uniform blocks. In the game, players rotate a piece so it lines up ...

Scientists know iron oxide minerals store large amounts of carbon in soils, but lack a detailed, quantitative understanding of the specific chemical mechanisms that allow them to bind such a wide ...

Alexander Gysi believes that understanding when, how and where critical minerals form is essential for U.S. independence in resourcing these elements. “That’s the first step of exploration,” said Gysi ...

The two recently published studies combine detailed molecular imaging and molecular modeling to sort out how gibbsite, a common aluminum-containing mineral, forms and dissolves in exquisite detail.