This experiment demonstrates how crystals form through a process called crystallization. You'll create a supersaturated solution and watch as beautiful crystal structures grow over several days, ...

Many substances display crystallization, allowing them to keep adding to a basic shape to reach pretty humongous proportions.

A closeup image of a spoonful of sugar above a bowlful of sugar. Researchers found that crystals of simple sugar molecules—the building blocks of familiar sugars—can convert mechanical stress to ...