#crystals

ramnath@nerdpol.ch

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=05uZ3QIDRlU

00:15 #Tourmaline #crystals, emitting negative ions, are believed to promote happiness, drawing parallels to Nikola Tesla's views on crystals and life principles.
02:32 Negative ions emitted by crystals like tourmaline, #amethyst, #citrine, and #clear #quartz are associated with enhancing mood and well-being.
04:10 X-ray #crystallography revolutionized the understanding of crystals, unveiling their ordered structures and properties, including table salt, #diamonds, and #DNA.
08:47 #NikolaTesla explored crystals, particularly quartz, for amplifying and transmitting energy, laying the groundwork for modern electronics.
10:52 Quartz's #piezoelectric effect makes it crucial in technology, regulating frequency in watches, clocks, computers, and aiding in radio frequency transmission.
12:14 Masaru Emoto's water experiments resonate with crystal healing beliefs, suggesting water's responsiveness to energy, extending to infusing water with crystal properties.
14:31 Crystals like aventurine and celestite may influence water alkalinity, potentially offering health benefits and emotional balance.
16:23 "Purple plates," inspired by Nikola Tesla's theories, are believed to harness cosmic energy for metaphysical benefits, despite lacking scientific evidence.
@falconbritt5461 quote: "This may sound crazy, but I've collected stones from around the world for decades, and I know my stones extremely well - which has revealed that they evolve over time. I handle them often and look them over carefully. Imagine my shock to discover that somehow some of them have grown and changed over the years. Just sitting in my house, not under pressure or underwater or exposed to anything in common. Studying my large and complex crystals - such as quartz in particular - I had to admit that several of them absolutely have continued to grow/reshape themselves. (Where can they get the silicon with which to do this, just sitting on the table??) In some cases they seem to be "healing" themselves, while in other cases they are actually growing new crystal points or faces. Life around the planet seems to be in a phase of "spontaneous mutation" (accelerated evolution), and perhaps the stones are evolving as well. Trippy. (And no, I don't do drugs, I'm a retired high school teacher.)". unqoute

ramnath@nerdpol.ch

Researchers Discovered New #Bizarre #Time #Crystals! 🔥2023 Update!:

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=YkcrOt40OUo

In this video I discuss New Photonic Time crystals and its potential applications. The paper "Metasurface-based realization of photonic time crystals":
science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adg7541
Timestamps:

00:00 - Introduction to Time Crystals
01:52 - First Experiments
02:32 - #Quantum Time Crystals
05:19 - New #Photonic Time Crystals
07:50 - Potential Applications of New Time Crystals
Metasurface-based Realization Of Photonic Time Crystals

Researchers Discovered New Bizarre Time Crystals! 🔥

ramnath@nerdpol.ch

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#DIAMOND #DUST #SKI #HALO: Ski resorts are great places to see sun halos--rings of light that surround the sun when ice crystals fill the air. Spaceweather.com reader Christian Schartner was skiing at Reiteralm ski resort in #Austria this morning when he witnessed this specimen:

" #Winter has finally returned to Austria," says Schartner. "Today, I skied at -10°C. Several nearby snow cannons created sparkling #crystals, creating the perfect conditions for 'ski halos.'"

Snow cannons were key to this display. Ordinary sun halos are caused by ice crystals forming naturally in high cirrus clouds. Snow making machines create a spcial type of crystal called "diamond dust." These man-made crystals tend to be more optically perfect than natural crystals in clouds, producing extra-bright, extra-sharp halos.

A close look at Schartner's picture shows specks of light in the air. Those are the glittering crystals of diamond dust which make ski halos so beautiful.
https://spaceweather.com/

mkwadee@diasp.eu

The temperature overnight dropped to -5 °C and so there was another hard #frost when I woke up as has been the case over the past few days.

The outside of the #windows of the #conservatory were covered with #ice #crystals which had formed an interesting pattern on the #GlassPanes.
Ice crystals on a glass pane

Moving #outside, the #AppleTree still has some of its leaves on it but there is layer of #frost on them.
Frost on leaves

#Water has #frozen solid in this #bucket, like a huge #IceCube.
Solid ice in a bucket

#Grass is likewise affected with ice on individual #blades.
Ice on grass

Meanwhile the #LastQuarter #phase of the #Moon passes by standing vigil over the icy scene.
Last quarter of the Moon

As do a couple of #HouseSparrow observing from a #rooftop.
Sparrows on a roof

#MyWork #MyPhoto #CCBYSA #DSLR #Nikon #D7000 #Autumn