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 ...

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 ...

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 don't always grow the way we thought. A team of researchers has just discovered a new type of crystal that shatters preconceived ideas about how they form. Scientists from New York ...

Found in salt, sugar, snowflakes and gemstones, crystals are highly ordered, layered structures Although crystals are ubiquitous in nature, how they form has remained a mystery Using optimized ...

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 ...

Take a journey to see how ice crystals form, what influences the different structures and what to expect for future cold seasons.

Researchers have developed a novel method to detect and study how ice forms in mixed-phase clouds, significantly boosting scientists' ability to forecast weather and model climate change.

Quartz crystals in the atmosphere of foreign world WASP-17b have been found to form high-altitude clouds on the gas giant.

For those curious about crystals, Mentor Public Library’s Lake Branch is hosting a free introduction at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 21. A speaker from Peace, Love, and Crystal Healing of Willoughby will ...