Nucleation and glass formation are critical topics in materials ... has been the exploration of how structural relaxation affects crystal nucleation in glasses. A study on a specific glass ...

Researchers at European XFEL in Schenefeld near Hamburg have taken a closer look at the formation of the first crystallization of nuclei in supercooled liquids. They found that the formation ...

Ice nucleation is a critical process in the ... Ice Nucleating Particles (INPs): Particles that facilitate the formation of ice crystals in clouds, playing a crucial role in precipitation processes.

While classical theories of how crystals form and grow have been long established ... including distinguishing the processes ...