(Nanowerk News) Ice surfaces have a thin layer of water below its melting temperature of 0 °C. Such premelting phenomenon is important for skating and snowflake growth. Similarly, liquid often ...

Inclusion polymerization of vinyl and diene monomers was studied using cholic acid (CA) as host. Polymorphism of CA inclusion crystals was found to play a decisive role in the polymerizability of the ...

Neta Varsano, Fabio Beghi, Nadav Elad, Eva Pereiro, Tali Dadosh, Iddo Pinkas, Ana J. Perez-Berna, Xueting Jin, Howard S. Kruth, Leslie Leiserowitz, Lia Addadi Proceedings of the National Academy of ...

Polymorphs are not mythical, chimeric beasts—they are substances with identical chemical compositions but differing crystal structures that also exhibit different physical and chemical properties.

This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 3 and SDG 9. Crystal polymorphism, the ability of a compound to crystallise in multiple distinct forms ...

Reliable batch-to-batch formation is crucial for crystalline, active pharmaceutical ingredients as two different polymorphs of the same drug may function very differently in the body. Scientists now ...

Crystals are solid materials composed of microscopic building blocks arranged in highly ordered patterns. They have countless applications, ranging from metallurgy to jewellery to electronics. Many of ...

BRISTOL, England, May 10 (UPI) --Scientists in Britain have discovered a new way to grow crystals using magnetic fields. Growing conditions affect the organization of molecules, which affect a crystal ...