Archives for: "October 2019"
Martini Hoar (raise a tiny glass?)
October 19th, 2019The hoar-frost crystal shoots up like a thin, solid straw, then suddenly opens up into a cup-like shape. I have seen it often enough to give it a name: "martini hoar". The cup can be weirdly segmented and polyhedral, but it nevertheless widens suddenly.… more »
Drainage Lines on Snow
October 18th, 2019Last night I dreamed of a passage along a narrow river in a thick forest followed by a perilous descent down steep snow on a mountain. And then this morning a friend sent me this picture. Actually, I had asked him about the photo yesterday, so that… more »
Thinking Laterally in Crystal Growth…and in Science Publishing
October 10th, 2019After a long period of work (on and off), we have an accepted paper on the corner pockets we discovered (see here). But during the writing stage, I thought about collecting earlier ideas I had developed during my correspondence with Prof. Akira… more »
