Discover the fascinating process of growing vibrant crystals from potassium ferricyanide, copper sulfate, and potassium alum with this in-depth crystal experiment. Watch as we prepare saturated ...

Tiny crystal “seeds” could solve a hidden flaw in perovskite solar cells—unlocking high efficiency at larger scales.

Seed crystals are tiny single crystals made to dissolve in a solution (or melt) from which larger crystals are drawn either by precipitation, centrifuging or drawing up from a melt. Seed crystals are ...

Inverted perovskite solar cells offer strong potential for scalable, low-cost solar power, but a hidden interface inside the device has limited their performance and durability. Researchers have now ...

Rice University researchers have created microscopic seeds to grow crystals that are highly efficient at converting sunlight into electricity. The crystals — halide perovskites — are used in ...

I bet that you didn’t know that the American Crystallographic Association was based in Buffalo. I didn’t until I saw that University at Buffalo researcher Jason Benedict was promoting the United ...

Ostwald's 1897 paper on crystal nucleation 1 contains an interesting remark in the introduction. After explaining that supercooled liquids can be made to crystallize by the introduction of a small ...