Nanoparticle assembly and attachment are common pathways of crystal growth by which
particles organize into larger scale materials with hierarchical structure and long-range …

As non-renewable natural resources, minerals are essential in a broad range of biological
and technological applications. The surface interactions of mineral particles with other …

The aim of this review is to characterize the role of pressure solution creep in the ductility of
the Earth's upper crust and to describe how this creep mechanism competes and interacts …

The physical properties of clays and micas can be controlled by exchanging ions in the
crystal lattice. Atomically thin materials can have superior properties in a range of membrane …

We present molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of water-filled silica nanopores such as
those that occur in ordered oxide ceramics (MCM-41, SBA-15), controlled pore glasses …

Stylolites are ubiquitous geo-patterns observed in rocks in the upper crust, from geological
reservoirs in sedimentary rocks to deformation zones, in folds, faults, and shear zones …

Salt crystallization is a major cause of weathering of rocks, artworks and monuments.
Damage can only occur if crystals continue to grow in confinement, ie within the pore space …

Nanogeochemistry—a newly emerging research field—attempts to understand geochemical
reactions and mass transfers at nanometer scales, especially with regards to the formation of …

Despite the fact that phyllosilicates are ubiquitous in mature fault and shear zones, little is
known about the strength of phyllosilicate-bearing fault rocks under brittle-ductile transitional …

Geological repositories subject to the injection of large amounts of anthropogenic carbon
dioxide will undergo chemical and mechanical instabilities for which there are currently little …