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Jeff Thompson

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Posted on December 16, 2016

Polycrystalline Silicon

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A 4x11cm cylinder of polycrystalline silicon, the material used to make solid state hard drives (image via Warut Roonguthai).

Posted on August 12, 2012

Continuously Cast Copper Crystal

Learned about a new process today: continuous casting.  Above is a continuously cast copper crystal, 99.5% pure.

Via: Wikipedia user Alchemist-hp

Posted on July 29, 2012

Magnesium Crystal

Posted on July 1, 2012

Ultra-Pure Silver Crystal

Ultra-pure silver crystal (more than 99.95%); via Wikipedia user Alchemist-hp.

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