When looking at calcite under a microscope, a scientist would immediately recognize the crystalline form of calcium carbonate by its rhombohedral appearance. That is, calcite is shaped like a ...
Two nearly spherical dinosaur eggs recovered from eastern China have drawn international attention not because of what they ...
This review focuses on the effect of water on the binding conformation of an organic molecule at a hydrated calcite crystal surface. A recent molecular dynamics simulation suggested that water ...
Ling Li, an assistant professor in mechanical engineering at Virginia Tech, has found insights into building stronger and tougher ceramics by studying the shells of bivalve mollusks. EPFL's Laboratory ...
Spots of light glinted off the faceted sides of more than a dozen calcite crystals stuck inside a small cave at the top of a steep, rocky couloir. Tom Benedict balanced on a thin log spread across the ...