and to manipulate ice crystal growth kinetics. "The spatial control of icing in the condensation-freezing process and through the coating of hydrophilic materials has been demonstrated before," ...

Another is that the attachment kinetics depends on the surface structure itself ... the growth of snow crystals is an excellent case study for the general problem of crystal-growth dynamics. Ice is a ...

Researchers have hypothesized that when glycoproteins contained in fish blood are absorbed on the surface of ice crystals, it curbs the growth of ice crystals. Verifying the functions of these ...

A chemical compound used to stabilize particles in suspension has proved capable of controlling the growth of ice crystals. This finding was made by CNRS/Saint-Gobain researchers, in collaboration ...

This research shows how fundamental physical laws, such as crystal growth kinetics and thermodynamics, can constrain the outcome of evolution and helps explain why we see the repeated development ...

This week Dutch, American and Canadian researchers present a major step in understanding antifreeze proteins, the proteins that hinder the growth of ice crystals. Artificial forms of these ...

The diagram below, which is based on a chart created by Japanese physicist Ukichiro Nakaya, illustrates how atmospheric temperature and humidity can impact the growth of ice crystals into snowflakes.

Today, scientists report that a form of cellulose obtained from plants can be added to the tasty treat to stop crystals cold — and the additive works better than currently used ice growth inhibitors ...

Stabilizers in ice cream — typically guar gum or locust bean gum — help inhibit crystal growth, but don’t completely stop it. And once ice crystals hit 50 micrometers in diameter ...