Tag Archive for 'Supercooled water'

Ice nucleation in a water nanodroplet at 180 K (minus 93.15 degrees Celsius, or minus 135.76 degrees Fahrenheit). Image credit: G. Sun & H. Tanaka, doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-50188-1.

Ice 0: New Research Sheds More Light on Unusual Form of Ice

Jul 29, 2024 by News Staff

Ice 0 is a form of ice that can seed the formation of ice crystals in supercooled water, according to a team of researchers from the University of Tokyo. Ice...

Characterization of the liquid-liquid phase transition in colloidal (top) and molecular water (bottom) by identifying links and knots. LDL - low-density liquid; HDL - high-density liquid. Image credit: Neophytou et al., doi: 10.1038/s41567-022-01698-6.

New Research Sheds More Light on Liquid-Liquid Phase Transition in Deeply Supercooled Water

Aug 22, 2022 by News Staff

The new evidence represents a significant step forward in confirming the idea of a liquid-liquid phase transition first proposed in 1992. Characterization...

Conceptual representation showing a glass containing two liquids of water separated by a thin interface; the bottom liquid is dense than the liquid at the top and, thus, shows that it is composed of water molecules closely packed. Image credit: Jerker Lokrantz / Anders Nilsson.

Supercooled Water Can Exist in Two Liquid States, Study Confirms

Nov 20, 2020 by News Staff

The usual liquid state of water that we are all familiar with corresponds to liquid water at normal temperatures. However, a new study published in the...

Kringle et al captured reversible changes in the structure of supercooled water using pulsed laser heating and infrared spectroscopy. Image credit: Timothy Holland, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

Supercooled Water is Two Liquids in One, Study Shows

Sep 18, 2020 by News Staff

The first-ever measurements of liquid water at temperatures between 135 K (minus 138.15 degrees Celsius, or minus 216.7 degrees Fahrenheit) and 235 K (minus...