Science and art: physicist shows that creating snowflakes is amazing

Like our fingerprints, each snowflake is unique in its tiny formation, and to imagine recreating these beauties of nature in the laboratory is a little strange, but immensely charming.

When the classic "Frozen" was released, what was seen, besides the beautiful plot, was the beauty of these small snow particles, but what many people do not know is that behind this work is the dedication of the physicist Dr. Kenneth Libbrecht, who simply managed to reproduce ice floes in the lab to make Elza's story even more charming.

In a recently released video, Dr. Libbrecht talked about the painstaking process of creating snowflakes in the lab. He explained that it all starts with really cold water that, when it begins to crystallize, receives damp winds. In this way the crystals absorb the steam from the wind and the little flakes form. See the amazing GIF below:

Dr. Libbrecht also comments that analyzing each flake is a really interesting experience, after all they develop in a unique way. When enlarged, each flake reveals its unique beauty, and we cannot disagree with the physical: they really look like works of art.

“In the end, I'm trying to understand how atoms and molecules come together to form crystals, and by studying snowflakes you start to understand things that are helpful. One snowflake at a time, ”he jokes.

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