Crystals might look simple, but their growth tells a far more complex and fascinating story. From grains of salt to diamonds, crystals form when particles lock into repeating patterns. For many years, ...

A two-step process To shed light on how colloidal crystals form, the researchers conducted experiments to carefully observe how charged colloidal particles behave in different growth conditions as ...

As the Easter school holidays get underway, here are five egg-citing chemistry experiments for families to try at home.

SAN ANTONIO – Hello parents, teachers and students! Are you looking for something fun to do at home that has a little bit of science behind it? Well, check out this awesome Fall STEM activity from ...

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Chief meteorologist Mark Dixon checks out a new interactive exhibit in the Connecticut Science Center's Forces in Motion area. Chief meteorologist Mark Dixon learns how to pop a balloon with an orange ...

In exploring how crystals form, the researchers also came across an unusual, rod-shaped crystal that hadn’t been identified before, naming it “Zangenite” for the NYU graduate student who discovered it ...