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Atoms, Crystals and Diffraction: probing the structures of materials


Highfield Campus

Building: 38 | Staff Club

Room: Restaurant End

Age suitable for:
  • All ages


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Explore the atomically small world of crystallography!
Join Southampton's crystal growing experts from the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering to:
- See how crystals form and paint your name with salt crystals
- Grow a crystal garden in a vial
- Join our competition to win your very own crystal growing kit
- Experience a range of gemstones and minerals and find out how their structures change their colours and properties
- Make your own crystal unit cells and see how they fit together to make bigger structures
- Discover how scientists use X-rays to 'see' molecules and atoms.


Queue alert: This activity is very popular, please consider that there might be some waiting time before you can take part