"Single crystals" refer to solid materials that have an ordered and uniform atomic structure throughout, with no boundaries or grains. They are like a single large piece or chunk of a material, instead of being made up of many small grains or particles.
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- It's for this reason that turbine blades in some jet engines or generators are actually formed from single crystals of nickel - based alloy. (sciencedaily.com)
- But these have to be grown as large single crystals, which are expensive and fragile. (newscientist.com)
- At present, engineers use single crystals to make changes, but these are fragile. (newscientist.com)
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