[Chase]’s crystal-growing efforts have shown up here before, when he turned humble table salt into beautiful cubic crystals. We find the whole crystal-growing process fascinating, and we’re ...

Polishing the crystals to make them optically cleaner would be a good next step, as would perhaps growing even larger crystals.

By growing salt crystals on my own family photographs and objects reminiscent of my childhood I am showing how this knowledge of my mother’s addiction has affected how I see my own memories and the ...

“Growing crystals means they can take a break ... Snowflakes, for example, are all crystals. Salt and sugar are crystals. There are crystals inside of computers. Pharmaceuticals are crystalline.

“Crystals are everywhere in our daily lives, from the salt on our tables to the snowflakes that frequently ... What: Judging of crystals submitted for the 11th annual U.S. Crystal Growing Competition.

Two attempts of growing crystals in sugar solutions ... for crystals to take shape. In nature, giant salt crystals form by cooling in caves over thousands of years! It’s not just temperature ...