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 …

New particle formation (NPF) represents the first step in the complex processes leading to
formation of cloud condensation nuclei. Newly formed nanoparticles affect human health, air …

This review intends to critically assess recent findings related to nucleation and growth of
atmospheric nanoparticles, with an emphasis on the understanding of these processes at a …

Molecular clusters are ubiquitous constituents of the ambient atmosphere, that can grow into
larger sizes forming new aerosol particles. The formation and growth of small clusters into …

The physical state of a material is described as its phase. Common phases of the molecule
H2O include vapor, liquid water, and ice. Examples of these phases in the atmosphere are …

A line of recent theories and simulations have suggested that the nucleation of protein
crystals might, under certain conditions, proceed in two steps: the formation of a droplet of a …

Nucleation is the initial step of every first-order phase transition, and most phase transitions
encountered both in everyday life and industrial processes are of the first-order. Using an …

The first step in atmospheric new particle formation involves the aggregation of gas phase
molecules into small molecular clusters that can grow by colliding with gas molecules and …

Homogeneous nucleation from the vapor phase has been a well-defined area of research
for∼ 120 yr. In this paper, we present an overview of the key experimental and theoretical …

We have studied the nucleation of crystals of a model protein from aqueous solutions using
a novel technique that allows direct determinations of homogeneous nucleation rates. At a …