However, synthetic bismuth crystals can take several different geometries ... and cancellation of light waves produce the shifting rainbow-like colors seen on the surface. Bismuth exhibits ...

Bismuth, a puzzling material in quantum research, has now revealed a surprising twist. Kobe University scientists discovered ...

Element collecting can start harmlessly enough. A rainbow-hued bismuth crystal catches your eye at a science museum one day, you buy a sample or two, and the next thing you know, you’re spending ...

He explains, "Among the many properties of bismuth I have studied, I was the first to discover that the crystal structure spontaneously changes due to relaxation near the surface of a crystal.

After seeing psychedelic-looking bismuth crystals in 2014, he ordered 200 pounds of the stuff. It sat in the basement of his Zurich studio for years alongside other random materials before he ...