Crystal formation at 3,000 °C

Experience the birth of artificial gems when we show you the only high temperature crystal growth lab in the world! As a souvenir, each participant will receive a crystal shard from a melt that was heated to more than 3,000° C – a temperature at which iron is already in a gaseous state. 

Following the presentation (approx. 30 min) and the distribution of the crystals (approx. 20 min), a tour of the high temperature lab will be possible. To do so, we will cross the street together to the Old Chemistry Building (Altes Chemie-Gebäude) of the TU Berlin. This tour is not wheelchair accessible.

Location:
House of Chemistry (Haus der Chemie), Lecture Room TC 6 (approx. 50 min)
Tour of Laboratory (approx. 30 min)

Time:
17:00 – 17:50 / 18:30

Children:
For children 10 and older

Type of event:
Presentation, Demonstration, Tour

Accessibility:
The presentation is wheelchair accessible, the tour is not