After pulling one lot of Sandimmune in September due to the unexpected formation of crystals in some bottles, Novartis is once again recalling two batches of the drug. The company has flagged crystal ...

When materials reach extremely small size scales, strange things begin to happen. One of those phenomena is the formation of mesocrystals. Despite being composed of separate individual crystals, ...

When we grow crystals, atoms first group together into small clusters - a process called nucleation. But understanding exactly how such atomic ordering emerges from the chaos of randomly moving atoms ...

Exploring a private mine, we unearthed rare and vibrant amethyst crystals embedded deep within the rock formations. This video documents the excavation process, the stunning crystal formations ...

Study: Observing growth of metallic crystals inside liquid metal solvents. Gallium in a petri dish. Image Credit: Philip Ritchie/The University of Sydney Researchers at the University of Sydney have ...