An experimental approach enables the observation of the microscopic details of the relaxation of a highly equilibrated glass back to the liquid phase in real time. This points to a scenario where devitrification proceeds via localized seeds separated by macroscopic length scales.
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F. Caporaletti is a chargé de recherches of the Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique — F.N.R.S.
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Caporaletti, F. Devitrification caught on film. Nat. Phys. 19, 1394–1395 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-023-02181-6
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