Laser‐induced nucleation and crystallization represent a transformative approach to controlling phase transitions in solution. By applying focused laser irradiation, researchers are able to prompt the ...

Scientists from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have recently discovered a non-classical nucleation process that can greatly facilitate ice formation on foreign surfaces.

Scientists from the Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, demonstrate that accounting for liquid preordering is essential to predicting crystal growth Crystallization in liquids is ...

A research team consisting of NIMS, AGC Inc., and JASRI has observed partial crystallization of a glass—an initial stage in its transformation into a stronger, more heat resistant glass-ceramic. The ...

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The team found that a nucleation temperature of 750 °C for two and a half hours and a crystallization temperature was 930 °C for one hour. Their results demonstrated that under these conditions, the ...

Researchers are exploring how protein crystals produced in a zero-gravity environment like space could lead to more effective drugs ...

Researchers have, since 1988, been searching for a so-called "universal nucleant," that is, a material that will nucleate crystal formation, much as a grain of sand nucleates the formation of a pearl.

While the phenomenon of phase separation has historically been a problem for glass producers, it is now known to offer advantages in the production of certain materials such as glass ceramics and ...

Researchers have long struggled to explain how Earth’s solid inner core formed, cooled, and crystallized without undergoing extreme supercooling. But a recent study published in Nature ...