MIT Home Labs: Crystal Craziness

Grab your lab coat and put on your safety goggles - it’s chemistry time! Did you know you can create your own crystals using simple household items like sugar and salt? Watch MIT Curiosity Correspondent Rahi grow real crystals in the video!
Now it's your turn to get creative!
Follow Rahi’s challenge and become a crystal-growing chemist! Can you find materials other than sugar and salt that are able to form crystals and if so, what colors and shapes are you able to create?
Did you know crystals have been used to study topics such as:
●The formation of some skeletons and shells
●Semiconductors used in electronics
●Lasers and light emitting diodes (LEDs)
Still curious? Check out these real-world examples happening at MIT!
📺Two-Minute Videos: The Faces of Chemistry at MIT
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🔮Feeling ambitious? Learn more about how MIT chemists grow quality crystals [chemistry.mit....]