In the winter, icing on solid surfaces is a typical occurrence that may create a slew of hassles
and even tragedies. Anti-icing surfaces are one of the effective solutions for this kind of …

Ice accretion may cause malfunction or serious performance degradation in outdoor facilities
and structures, such as aircraft, ship, locks and dams, offshore platforms, solar panels, wind …

The nucleation of crystals in liquids is one of nature's most ubiquitous phenomena, playing
an important role in areas such as climate change and the production of drugs. As the early …

Water freezing remains a perennial topic of great relevance to many important aspects of our
lives; from the climate to human society and from economics to medicine, frozen water …

Aqueous Zn-ion batteries (AZBs) have been proposed as one of the most promising
electrical energy-storage systems due to their low cost, high safety, environmental …

The nucleation and growth of solids from solutions impacts many natural processes and is
fundamental to applications in materials engineering and medicine. For a crystalline solid …

Molecular simulations have provided valuable insight into the microscopic mechanisms
underlying homogeneous ice nucleation. While empirical models have been used …

Water is the most abundant liquid on earth and also the substance with the largest number
of anomalies in its properties. It is a prerequisite for life and as such a most important subject …

In this Review, we present a comprehensive overview of fundamental gas hydrate properties
and formation theories. Key terminologies, theories and hypotheses for hydrate nucleation …

Atmospheric aerosols can promote the heterogeneous nucleation of ice, impacting the
radiative properties of clouds and Earth's climate. The experimental investigation of …