For more than two decades, the International Space Station has provided a platform for growing and studying protein crystals. In the early days of microgravity research, scientists discovered that ...

MIT physicists have synthesized a new family of bulk crystals whose electrons behave as though they move in an effectively four-dimensional “superspace,” rather than being fully described by the three ...

Click to open image viewer. This is a single sample cell used in protein crystal growth experiments on the Space Shuttle. It contained proteins in a solution to stimulate crystal growth. Each cell was ...

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, ...

Redwire’s space biotech capabilities are creating valuable opportunities for the biopharma industry as microgravity allows for outcomes that aren’t possible on Earth, including bioprinting materials ...

What happens when you put real calcite crystals in the oven? That simple question turns into a surprisingly satisfying experiment as heat is used to test what these crystals can handle and how they ...

Click to open image viewer. Astronauts used this Thermal Enclosure System-Crystal Observation System (TES-COS) for protein crystal growth experiments on the Space Shuttle. The surrounding Thermal ...