Ice Crystals

Dear Colleagues,

Ice crystals are the most ubiquitous material in the cryosphere environment of the Earth, in the planetary system, and also in our daily lives. In recent years, ice crystals have increased in importance as one of the key materials for finding solutions to settle various environmental concerns at a global scale. Furthermore, ice crystals are also expected as one of the unique materials which are extremely useful to various applications, for example, the food sciences, medical sciences, and other various fields.   Dealing with these interesting subjects, research on ice crystals has been more actively pursued in recent years.  

The current Special issue of Crystals provides a unique forum for the discussion and presentation of recent advances in study of ice crystals. Since research on ice crystals is included in many different fields, communications and discussions among researchers are not sufficient, nor are they smooth. Publications related to ice crystals are also distributed in various journals, such as those dealing with physics, chemistry, biology, geoscience, planetary science, crystal growth, and others. Consequently, this Special issue will provide a platform for discussions among the researchers working in different fields.

The topics summarized under the keywords should be considered only as examples. The volume is open for any advanced topics related to ice crystals. We expect to be combined many papers which discuss the ice crystals in the various research fields.

Prof. Dr. Yoshinori Furukawa
Guest Editor

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