Scientists find molecular-level evidence for two structures in liquid water

A study published in Nature Physics provides new molecular-level evidence from simulations that liquid water is not a single ...
Phys.org

The first experimental observation of an exotic phase of water: Plastic ice VII

"The continuous transition scenario is very intriguing as it hints that the plastic phase could be the precursor of the elusive superionic phase—another hybrid exotic phase of water predicted at even ...
Phys.org

Supercooled phase transitions: Could they explain gravitational wave signals?

A new study published in Physical Review Letters explores the possibility that a strongly supercooled, first-order phase transition in the early universe could explain gravitational wave signals ...
Nature

Experimental observation of liquid–solid transition of nanoconfined water at ambient temperature

Nanoconfined water exhibits many abnormal properties compared with bulk water. However, the origin of those anomalies remains controversial due to the lack of experimental access to the ...
Nature

Temperature-pressure phase diagram of confined monolayer water/ice at first-principles accuracy with a machine-learning force field

Understanding the phase behaviour of nanoconfined water films is of fundamental importance in broad fields of science and engineering. However, the phase behaviour of the thinnest water film – ...