An illustration of the ice’s molecular configuration.
Uni of Nebraska-Lincoln-led research team has predicted a new molecular form of the slippery stuff that even Mother Nature has never borne. The proposed ice would be 25% less dense than a record-low form synthesized by a European team in 2014. If synthesized, it would become the 18th known crystalline form of water—and the 1st discovered in the US since before World War II, lowest-density ice to date.
This newest finding represents the latest in a long line of ice-related research from Zeng, who previously discovered a 2D “Nebraska Ice” that contracts rather than expands when frozen under certain conditions.
This new study used a computational algorithm and molecular simulation to determine the ranges of extreme pressure and temperatu...
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