They arranged dozens of red Solo and clear plastic cups, each containing one alum crystal, on the room’s large wooden table.

18) at the University at Buffalo to examine over 170 crystals submitted by K-12 students and teachers from across the country for the 11th annual U.S. Crystal Growing Competition. This will be the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Two attempts of growing crystals in sugar solutions. Neither of these were completely saturated, so no crystals formed, even after two weeks! Crystal creation doesn't always go to plan ...

Liquid-phase TEM video of layer-by-layer growth of a crystal with smooth surface from gold concave nanocubes. Surface particles on the growing crystal are tracked (center positions overlaid with ...