lattice

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The experiments revealed that shining light on the crystals causes their internal lattice to shift quickly.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

The wall is lined with thick, vertical grooves, described by Vargas as “almost like a lattice surface because the corrugation is so deep.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

Their study, titled "Interleaved bond frustration in a triangular lattice antiferromagnet," examines how multiple forms of frustration can arise in these systems.

From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026

It’s a nearly perfect pattern of alternating shapes, where metal atoms hold longer carbon-based molecules in place in a sort of lattice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Henri sat in a chair, leaned back against the lattice which concealed the door of the men’s toilet at Red Williams’.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck