The Science Behind Why No Two Snowflakes Are Alike
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A physicist's obsession with unusual snow crystals has led him to pursue a grand unified theory of how they form.
A physicist's obsession with unusual snow crystals has led him to pursue a grand unified theory of how they form.
Local fluctuations allow molecules to leave the solvation shell and integrate into the crystal surface.
For many centuries, crystals have been studied and are omnipresent in the everyday life of humans.
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have unlocked part of this mystery.