Phase change materials used in thermal energy storage systems are critical for energy
utilization. Organic phase change materials have received considerable attention both for …

The surface of ice exhibits the swath of phase-transition phenomena common to all
materials and as such it acts as an ideal test bed of both theory and experiment. It is readily …

Classical crystal growth models posit that crystallization outcomes are determined by nuclei
that resemble mature crystal phases, but at a critical size where the volume free energy of …

The vitrification of pure water is compared with that of molecular solutions rich in water, and
gross differences are noted. Thermodynamic reasoning and direct observations on …

The method that is today typically called ''NMR cryoporometry” was developed roughly
simultaneously and in an apparently independent way by four different research groups [1 …

Asymmetric polystyrene− polylactide (PS-PLA) bottlebrush block copolymers have been
shown to self-assemble into a cylindrical morphology with large domain spacings. PLA …

The phase behaviors of crystalline solids embedded within nanoporous matrices have been
studied for decades. Classic nucleation theory conjectures that phase stability is determined …

The single most important cause of the deterioration of monuments in the Mediterranean
basin, and elsewhere around the world, is the crystallization of salt within the pores of the …

The recent trend of high-field (~ 5–20 T), low-temperature (~ 100 K) ssNMR combined with
dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) under magic angle spinning (MAS) conditions is …

A route to nanoporous polystyrene monoliths with controlled pore wall functionality from the
degradation of ordered ABC triblock copolymers was described. Size exclusion …