Crystals thinner than human hair can move or partly dissolve when exposed to chloroform

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Many of the common materials we encounter in our daily lives are crystalline, including ice, salt and sugar.

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  • Reported by Phys.org and published Thu, 01 Oct 2026 19:40:48 UTC.

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  1. Crystals thinner than human hair can move or partly dissolve when exposed to chloroform

  2. Mirror-image crystals reverse the direction of light-driven currents

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