The number of intense wildfires may increase further in upcoming years as a consequence
of climate change. It is therefore necessary to improve our knowledge about the role of …

Ice crystals at low temperatures exhibit structural polymorphs including hexagonal ice, cubic
ice, or a hetero-crystalline mixture of the two phases. Despite the significant implications of …

Ice-nucleating particles (INPs) can initiate cloud ice formation, influencing cloud radiative
effects (CRE) and climate. However, the knowledge of INP sources, concentrations, and …

The particle phase state is crucial for reactive gas uptake, heterogeneous, and multiphase
chemical reactions, thereby impacting secondary aerosol formation. This study provides …

In winter, while the freezing of water can create breathtaking landscapes, it also poses
significant operational challenges when ice accumulates on functional surfaces. Ice …

Secondary organic aerosols (SOAs) can exist in liquid, semi-solid, or amorphous solid
states. Chemical transport models (CTMs), however, usually assume that SOA particles are …

Heterogeneous crystal nucleation is the dominant mechanism of crystallization in most
systems, yet its underlying physics remains an enigma. While emergent interfacial crystalline …

Ice nucleating particles (INPs) play a crucial role in freezing water droplets by acting as
heterogeneous ice nuclei, influencing cloud phase state and climate dynamics. INPs from …

Preventing water droplet accretion on surfaces is fundamentally interesting and practically
important. Water droplets at room temperature can spontaneously detach from surfaces …

Microplastics are being increasingly detected in the atmosphere at altitudes relevant to
mixed-phase cloud formation. However, the extent to which microplastics, along with their …