We aren’t sure what the purpose of having transparent NaCl crystals are, but we have to admit, they look awfully cool. Sodium chloride, of course, is just ordinary table salt.

This two-part activity will help students see the relationship between the arrangement of ions in a model of a sodium chloride crystal and the cubic shape of real sodium chloride crystals. Question to ...

Sodium chloride crystal substrates can grow epitaxial films on a featureless substrate. If using appropriate techniques, ultra-smooth polishing substrate can be created and high-quality epitaxial film ...

Sodium Chloride is an alkali halide with an fcc crystal structure. The basis is two ions, a sodium cation and a chlorine anion. The crystal lattice parameter is 0.563 nm. The diagram shows both a unit ...

Tezcan and coworkers created the material by soaking crystals of human ferritin, an iron-storage protein, in a sodium chloride solution of hydrogel precursors.

Using a relatively simple crystal -- sodium chloride (NaCl, more familiarly known as table salt) -- in water, the researchers laid the groundwork for the analysis of more complex crystals.

Using a relatively simple crystal -- sodium chloride (NaCl, more familiarly known as table salt) -- in water, the researchers laid the groundwork for the analysis of more complex crystals.