Call it a jazzed-up version of your childhood crystal-growing kit. Scientists have shown that, using lasers, they can grow crystals on demand 1. A wealth of everyday technologies — from smoke ...

In today's video I want to show you how to grow large crystals from 3 different chemicals: potassium ferrocyanide, copper sulfate and potassium alum. All you need is follow instructions from this ...

Researchers at Michigan State University have discovered how to "draw" on demand the crystals used in many crucial technologies, from solar panels and LED lighting to medical imaging. Appearing in the ...

Borax makes it easy for your kids to experiment and grow crystals of their very own! Let’s experiment for Valentine’s Day and make heart crystals Gather your kids around the table for this fun ...

This new development uses a phenomenon called plasmonic heating that enables more precise crystal formation. Crystals used in applications as varied as lasers, LEDs and the semiconductors used in ...

The largest snow crystal ever measured was 10 millimetres across, discovered by Kenneth Libbrecht, who photographed the record-breaker in Ontario, Canada, in December 2003. Libbrecht is a professor at ...