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 ... Not only is “patience” one of the keys to the success of the home experiment, so is a creativity. While some students choose to make ...

Participants in the global experiment get the chance to investigate the properties of five widely available samples, ranging from sugar to Epsom salts, by dissolving, saturating and growing crystals.

If you’re interested in exploring crystal growth further, check out the results of the Royal Society of Chemistry’s 2014 Global Experiment. People all over the world tried growing crystals to ...

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 ...