The weathered niches were partially formed by salt crystal growth.

风化的生态位部分 是由盐晶体生长形成的。

Previous studies had hypothesized that minor components could either help or hinder the crystallization process, by creating or blocking sites for crystal growth.

之前已有研究猜测，微量组分可以产生或堵塞晶体生长的位点，从而促进或阻碍结晶过程。

In addition, there are substances like magnesium and citrate that inhibit crystal growth and aggregation, preventing kidney stones from forming in the first place.

此外，还有镁、柠檬酸等物质抑制晶体的形成和聚集，最先阻碍肾结石的形成。

A decade later, Bawendi, of MIT, developed a method to precisely control the speed of the crystals' growth in a solution, figuring out how to stop them right when they reach a desired size.

十年后，麻省理工学院的巴文迪开发了一种方法来精确控制溶液中晶体的生长速度，并找出当晶体达到所需尺寸时如何阻止它们的方法。