Nuclear energy is considered a clean, reliable, and an inexhaustible energy source for
power generation. Nuclear power is harnessed from nuclear fission reactions in a dedicated …

The advancement of glass science has played a pivotal role in enhancing the quality and
length of human life. However, with an ever-increasing demand for glasses in a variety of …

Achieving thinner and higher performance display/substrate glasses and transparent glass-
ceramics with tunable properties requires a precise control of acid-etching process, thus …

In this study, we used ReaxFF reactive force field molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to
investigate the dynamics associated with reactivity at the sodium aluminosilicate (NAS) …

Owing to their fast but tunable degradation kinetics (in comparison to silicates) and excellent
bioactivity, the past decade has witnessed an upsurge in the research interest of …

The dissolution of amorphous and crystalline oligoclase, a Na-feldspar with traces of Ca and
K, was investigated at 90° C and acidic pH of 1.5 and 3 to unravel the impact of long-and …

The uncontrolled growth of nepheline (NaAlSiO4) crystals during the manufacturing of
sodium aluminosilicate glasses via the fusion draw or float techniques and during the …

Abstract Glasses with composition 50BaO-(5-x) Al 2 O 3-xR 2 O 3–30B 2 O 3–15SiO 2 (x= 0,
5 and R= Nd, Gd, La, Dy) have been synthesized by conventional melt quenching method …

Altered glasses produced during the aqueous dissolution of silicate and borosilicate glasses
are among the most complex structures to understand at the atomic level due to their …

Materials made of synthetic vitreous mineral fibers, such as stone wool, are widely used in
construction, in functional composites and as thermal and acoustic insulation. Chemical …