Crystals might look simple, but their growth tells a far more complex and fascinating story. From grains of salt to diamonds, ...

Glass cells filled with liquid crystals respond to light to make the first time crystals visible to the naked eye, even if ...

There are a lot of myths about crystals − for example, that they are magical rocks with healing powers. An earth scientist explains some of their amazing true science.

For the first time ever, researchers have watched the mesmerizing process of nanoparticles self-assembling into solid materials. In the stunning new videos, particles rain down, tumble along ...

A team at CU Boulder has made a curious state of matter in which particles move constantly—like a clock with hands and gears that spin forever, even without ...

Mesmerizing videos offer a new look at the ways crystals form. The real-time clips, described March 30 in Nature Nanotechnology, show closeup views of microscopic gold particles tumbling, sliding ...

Crystals—from sugar and table salt to snowflakes and diamonds—don’t always grow in a straightforward way. New York University researchers have captured this journey from amorphous blob to orderly ...

A University of Houston crystals expert has published an answer to how crystals are formed and how molecules become a part of them, solving an age-old mystery about crystal formation.

CET/ThinkTV Education Making Ice Crystals 12/12/2022 | 2m 16s | CC Ever wanted to know how ice crystals form? Well, now you can make some of your own! Make your own ice crystals and watch science ...