Scientists at UChicago PME develop a new atomic-scale data storage method Their approach uses crystal defects to store data ...

Experts hope the minerals they find via this method will “power green, renewable energy sources for a sustainable future.” ...

Scientists have found a way to store hundreds of terabytes of data onto a tiny crystal, with plans to scale this up to a disc-sized device that can be compatible with modern computing.

Distinctive and rare rock crystals were moved over long distances by Early Neolithic Brits and were used to mark their burial sites, according to groundbreaking new archaeological research. Evidence ...

There are perhaps a dozen of these rare crystal skulls in private and public collections. Some are crystal clear, others of smoky or colored quartz. Some are actual human size and of very fine ...

To create the new memory storage technique, the team added ions of "rare earth," a group of elements also known as lanthanides, to a crystal. Specifically, they used a rare-earth element called ...

Led by assistant professor Tian Zhong, the research team developed this novel storage method by introducing rare-earth ions into a crystal. Specifically, they incorporated praseodymium ions into a ...

To create the new memory storage technique, the team added ions of "rare earth," a group of elements also known as lanthanides, to a crystal. Specifically, they used a rare-earth element called ...