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We haven’t seen [Les Wright] in a while, and with the release of his new video, we know why — he’s been busy growing crystals. Now, that might seem confusing …read more Continue reading Automated Rig Grows Big, Beautiful Crystals Fast
Oscillators may use crystals as precise tuned circuits. If you have a vector network analyzer (VNA) — or even some basic test equipment — you can use it to learn …read more Continue reading VNAs and Crystals
When you have three cats and three humans, you have one problem: feeding them on a schedule without over or under feeding them. Even if there was only one human …read more Continue reading Cat-o-Matic 3000 Serves Your Feline Masters
Here’s an exercise for you: type “crystals” into your favorite search engine and see what you get. If you’re anything like us, you’ll get a bunch of pseudoscientific posts about …read more Continue reading Growing Simple Crystals for Non-Linear Optics Experiments
Crystals are key to a lot of radio designs. They act as a stable frequency source and ensure you’re listening to (or transmitting on) exactly the right bit of the …read more Continue reading Building a Receiver With The ProgRock2 Programmable Crystal
The regular granular table salt you’re used to isn’t the most attractive-looking seasoning out there, even given its fundamentally compelling flavor. You don’t have to settle for boring old salt …read more Continue reading How To Grow Your Own Pyramid Salt Crystals
Most crystal radio receivers have a decidedly “field expedient” look to them. Fashioned as they often are from a few turns of wire around an oatmeal container and a safety …read more Continue reading Multiband Crystal Radio Set Pulls Out All the Stops
Crystals, at least those hawked by new-age practitioners for their healing or restorative powers, will probably get a well-deserved eye roll from most of the folks around here. That said, …read more Continue reading Turning Scrap Copper into Beautiful Copper Acetate Crystals
When we talk about crystals around here, we’re generally talking about the quartz variety used to make oscillators more stable, or perhaps ruby crystals used to make a laser. We …read more Continue reading Growing Spectacular Gem-Like Crystals from Rust and Simple Ingredients
Were it not for the thin sheath of water and carbon-based life covering it, our home planet would perhaps be best known as the “Silicon World.” More than a quarter …read more Continue reading Mining and Refining: Pure Silicon and the Incredible Effort It Takes to Get There