The phrase
"tiny crystals" refers to very small pieces of a solid material that take on a geometric shape.
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That gel contains
tiny crystals of calcium carbonate that grow to form new shell.
The slim bands include two tones of metal, along
with tiny crystal accents that are just noticeable enough.
Both shallow earthquakes and deep ones involve phase transformations of rocks that
produce tiny crystals of new phases on which sliding occurs.
The team needed to use
very tiny crystals that wouldn't overwhelm the weak forces they expected to see.
A team of scientists may have developed a new method of predicting potentially deadly eruptions, by
studying tiny crystals contained in volcanic debris.
Physicists have recently observed the spontaneous first steps of the ice formation process,
as tiny crystal clusters as small as 15 molecules start to exhibit the recognisable structural pattern of crystalline ice.
The speakers and microphones in modern telephones depend
on tiny crystals that change electricity into sound and vice-versa.
Bladder stones start
from tiny crystals that are formed in the urine of a cat that are often as small as grains of sand.
When
tiny crystals known as nanoparticles assemble into complex, highly branched structures they gain unique properties that can be used to channel light, promote chemical reactions or store energy.
Using X-rays to probe the positions of atoms
in tiny crystals of the enzyme, they showed that PGHS has a tunnel running into the middle of it.
A team from the University of Buffalo has found that
tiny crystal lattices called «self - assembling molecular nanosheets» expand after exposed to light, a discovery that could lead to new light - powered actuators, oscillators and other microscopic electronic components used in artificial muscles and other soft robotic systems.
Throughout these experiments, the team looked
for tiny crystals forming in each molten sample, representing the point at which the sample turns from lava to rock.
On Earth, organisms called magnetotactic bacteria routinely manufacture
such tiny crystals.
A new method for
stimulating tiny crystals to emit light puts researchers closer than ever to a versatile technology for brighter, more efficient, and dramatically longer lasting lighting for displays, traffic lights, and eventually interior lighting.
For the investigation at the X-ray laser, the researchers
grew tiny crystals of the serotonin receptor with the molecule ergotamine attached, which is a migraine drug that targets this receptor.
The researchers
analysed tiny crystals of a mineral called apatite thrown out during an ancient explosive eruption of Campi Flegrei.
South Korean manufacturer Samsung Electronics announced this week that it has begun mass production of a new kind of memory chip that stores information by melting and
freezing tiny crystals.
The heat and compression of this shock wave
caused tiny crystals, or «grains,» of stishovite to grow within just a few nanoseconds, or billionths of a second.
Like two magnets being pulled toward each other,
tiny crystals twist, align and slam into each other, but due to an altogether different force.
By understanding the rules that determine
how tiny crystals interact and assemble, she will take a necessary step toward the creation of new materials for energy generation and storage.
Traditionally designed cuff earrings in jhumka style and
small tiny crystal design earrings are best for both brides and young girls to try on any occasion.
For dessert, a maple syrup topped zabaglione (sabayon) served in
tiny crystal shot glasses, delightful with a little piece of cognac marinated fig, adorned with a fresh mint leaf, eaten with a demitasse spoon — completes the Thanksgiving feast, with fresh brewed expresso.
Because LCLS is a billion times brighter than synchrotrons and produces ultrafast snapshots, it enables researchers to
use tiny crystals and collect data in the instant before any damage sets in.
Place a sea creature pal or
tiny crystal along the way; if someone lands on a square with a creature or crystal, they get to add it to their treasure trove as a bonus!
Cut to form a heart shape, the «Freya» studs are encrusted
with tiny crystals and the brand's signature Orb emblem in gold.
The material
forms tiny crystals — a chemically ordered state — but with intrinsic randomness, such that the orientations of the stacked molecules can be arbitrary and the sizes of the crystals different, forming aggregate structures that are highly disordered.
For their ultrafast snapshots of PYP dynamics, the scientists first
produced tiny crystals of PYP molecules, most measuring less than 0.01 millimeters across.
Engineers discovered that
tiny crystal lattices called «self - assembling molecular nanosheets» expand when exposed to light.
The team crushed a sample
containing tiny crystals of osmium and liquid argon between the jeweled jaws of a diamond anvil, which exerts several hundred tons per square centimeter of pressure.
Bone actually largely consists of
tiny crystals of calcium phosphate, and the goo is in fact a combination of the compound citrate and water.
the top and middle layers, after freezing, contain
tiny crystals of ice, and when i keep it outside the freezer long enough that ice crystals disappear, it becomes very soft to be eaten... otherwise it is very tasty...
While every once in a while you may experience
a tiny crystal of fiber, it is noticeably less than traditionally milled cassava flours and most people don't notice it at all.
Regent's Punch comes with
a tiny crystal carafe of Champagne and your own nutmeg grater, an outlandishly pleasing touch.
You should also consider adding decorative touches, like glitter,
tiny crystals, pearl beads or silk feathers.
Here's more: The dial, the rim, and the band are all set with hundreds of
tiny crystals.
Scientists fashioned
a tiny crystal that stores snippets of quantum information — which unlike computer data «bits» that come only in 0s and 1s, can also exist as both 0 and 1 simultaneously.
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Tiny crystals could help predict volcanic eruptions.»
They can be as small as a grain of salt, but
tiny crystals that form deep in volcanoes may be the key for advance warnings before volcanic eruptions.
Dr Ubide, from UQ's School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, used a new laser technique to examine the composition of
tiny crystals forming deep in volcanoes.
It uses hundreds of
tiny crystals, arranged in a curved shape, to collect and focus light.
But when a team of evolutionary biologists took a closer look at the brittlestar's skeleton, they realized that
the tiny crystal structures probably had nothing to do with vision.