A crystal clear view of chalk formation
Friday, January 23, 2009 - 16:28
in Physics & Chemistry
It has a beautiful, but also an unpleasant side: crystallisation determines the shape of precious stones, but also causes the lime scale in washing machines. How this comes about, has been known for a long time - or has it? Scientists at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces are now whittling away at the established theory, which is unable to explain numerous phenomena...