The simplicity of hard spheres as a model system is deceptive. Although the particles
interact solely through volume exclusion, that nevertheless suffices for a wealth of static and …

During industrial processing, such as film blowing and injection molding, semicrystalline
polymers have to be subjected to external flow. Flow changes the nucleation rate, crystal …

The technology of cold energy storage with phase change materials (PCMs) can effectively
reduce carbon emissions compared with the traditional refrigerated transportation mode, so …

Two-dimensional tungsten diselenide (WSe 2) has received intense interest as a
multifunctional semiconducting material for its distinctive electronic structure, outstanding …

The effect of fluid shear on the primary nucleation of paracetamol in water, isopropyl alcohol,
and acetonitrile was investigated. First, experiments were performed with a Taylor–Couette …

Supersaturated sucrose solutions that have been sufficiently cooled without nucleation
represent a metastable system in which agitation promotes fast crystallization. Applications …

Using molecular simulations and a modified classical nucleation theory, we study the
nucleation, under flow, of a variety of liquids: different water models, Lennard-Jones, and …

In France, high‐activity level wastes resulting from nuclear fission are conditioned in a
homogeneous sodium‐aluminoborosilicate glass by high‐temperature vitrification. The …

One of the most ubiquitous and technologically important phenomena in nature is the
nucleation of homogeneous flowing systems. The microscopic effects of shear on a …

The process of crystal nucleation can be accelerated or retarded by ultrasonic vibration,
which is particularly attractive for the addictive manufacture and thermoplastic forming of …