The simulations demonstrated that the process of crystallization under these nano-conditions involves carefully orchestrated interactions among ions, water molecules, and their confinement surfaces.

A University of Houston crystals expert has published an answer to how crystals are formed and how molecules become a part of them, solving an age-old mystery about crystal formation.   ...

"Crystals are ubiquitous—we use them in everything from technology to medicine—but our actual understanding of the crystallization process has been lacking," says James Martin, professor of ...

All ice cream contains ice crystals, but ideally, you want the smallest crystals possible to ensure a creamy rather than crunchy texture. The rapid chilling and churning process generally results ...

The researchers explicitly investigated the so-called crystal nucleation rate J (T). This is a measure of the probability that a crystal will form in a certain volume within a certain time.

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 ...