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Scientists reveal formation mechanism behind spherical assemblies of nanocrystals
- February 11, 2026 at 10:02 PM
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From table salt to snowflakes, and from gemstones to diamonds—we encounter crystals everywhere in daily life, usually cubic (table salt) or hexagonal (snowflakes). Researchers from Noushine Shahidzadeh's group at the UvA Institute of Physics now demonstrate how mesmerizing spherical crystal shapes arise through structures called spherulites.
Originally published at Phys.org