A great success of solid state physics comes from the characterization of crystal structures in
the reciprocal (wave vector) space. The power of structural characterization in Fourier space …

The dynamical glass transition is typically taken to be the temperature at which a glassy
liquid is no longer able to equilibrate on experimental timescales. Consequently, the …

Nucleation is an activated process in which the system has to overcome a free energy
barrier in order for a first-order phase transition between the metastable and the stable …

Colloids are suspensions of small solid particles in a liquid and exhibit glassy behavior
when the particle concentration is high. In these samples, the particles are roughly …

The mechanical properties of crystals are controlled by the translational symmetry of their
structures. But for glasses with a disordered structure, the link between the symmetry of local …

The glassy state is known to undergo slow structural relaxation, where the system
progressively explores lower free-energy minima which are either amorphous (ageing) or …

The liquid state is one of the fundamental and essential states of matter, but its physical
understanding is far behind the other states, such as the gas and solid states, due to the …

Glasses and gels, common amorphous solids with diverse applications, share intriguing
similarities, including rigidity without translational order and dynamic slowing during ageing …

Colloidal systems offer ideal conditions to study the nucleation process, both from an
experimental viewpoint, due to their relatively large size and long time scales, and from a …

Unlike crystals, glasses age or devitrify over time, reflecting their nonequilibrium nature. This
lack of stability is a serious issue in many industrial applications. Here, we show by …