Ken Libbrecht, the physics behind snowflakes

Kenley Brick, a physics professor at Caltech, shares his passion for snowflakes and crystal growth. He explains how he creates snowflakes in the lab using water vapor and cold temperatures. Despite the complexity of snowflakes, Kenley finds joy in studying their structure and photographing them. His research aims to understand how atoms and molecules form crystals, with snowflakes serving as a beautiful and intricate example.

What personal experiences does Kenley Brick share about hunting for snowflakes?

What does Kenley Brick aim to understand by studying snowflakes?