The rest of the process happens more or less naturally, as crystals begin to form in the saturated solution. And boy, did they grow — long, prismatic lime-green crystals, with a beautiful ...

First off, it’s pure magic watching the crystals grow! Pipe cleaners transform into sparkling, gem-like formations right before your eyes. This project is not only visually captivating but also ...

A pair of University of Houston professors and experts in crystallization have captured the first-ever real-time images of ...

Polishing the crystals to make them optically cleaner would be a good next step, as would perhaps growing even larger crystals.

“Growing crystals means they can take a break from their screens and do an exciting activity that’s going to teach them something about crystals and crystal growth. [Anyone] can do this as a ...

The man who paved the way for growing the best crystals was Gordon Teal. He didn't work in Shockley's group, but he kept tabs on what was going on. He'd even been asked to provide crystals for the ...

But that doesn’t mean there wasn’t plenty of variety to keep things fresh for the judges of this year’s U.S. Crystal Growing Competition at UB. Some were smooth and clear, others a tad more jagged and ...

He found that germanium crystals made the best detectors. (Germanium was used to make the first working transistor five years later.) Scientists also learned new techniques on how best to grow and ...