Crystals: Building patterns with randomness

Crystals are materials that have all their atoms assembled in a precise, repeating pattern, and crystalline materials are everywhere. In this video, I've got real crystals, take pictures of actual atoms, and build two demonstrations (one physical and one virtual) that show how crystals actually form.

Extra thanks to the Earth Science microscopy facility, CNSI, and Dr. Mukherjee at UCSB for props, lab access and a better TEM image than my original!

This Video Series: Crystals (The main video): https://youtu.be/06TscuHNvGQ The entire CsCl crystal simulation, growing a crystalline "nanoparticle" from 2 to 16384 particles: https://youtu.be/6DlRsPo-dxY Extra footage of the water-bath 2D demo: https://youtu.be/aO-u6fJDwIs Epilogue - Why cubic crystals don't always make cubic shapes: coming soon

CODE! https://github.com/BrianHaidet/AlphaPhoenix/tree/master/CsCl_Molecular_Dynamics_3D

Music Credits:

I Dunno by grapes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) http://ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626

Arcadia - Wonders by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100326 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

Move Ya by Max Surla/Media Right Productions is licensed under a Creative Commons license

Operatic 3 by Vibe Mountain is licensed under a Creative Commons license

Other Credits:

Silica diagram - public domain

Video effects - Shutterstock Video Editor Toolkit ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06TscuHNvGQ