nucleation

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They could also interfere with ice nucleation, an important step in atmospheric cloud processes.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

Diamonds could not be grown at all without the addition of silicon, which suggests that silicon may be involved in the initial nucleation of diamond.

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2024

Once the cobalt atom was trapped, it acted like a nucleation center, attracting other cobalt atoms to form an NC.

From Science Daily • Jan. 30, 2024

Tiny feldspar grains, floating in the atmosphere, thus become excellent nucleation seeds, where water molecules stick and freeze, eventually forming a cloud.

From Science Daily • Jan. 9, 2024

"They are proteins that are excreted to the environment and these particles are extremely effective for ice nucleation," said Molinero, director of the the university's Henry Eyring Center for Theoretical Chemistry.

From Science Daily • Nov. 13, 2023