How Do Ice Giants Like Uranus and Neptune Maintain Their Magnetic Fields?
Probing the structures and properties of superionic ice. A layer of “hot,” electrically conductive ice could be responsible for generating the magnetic fields of ice…
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Scientists Create Exotic “Outer Space” Ice – Unlike Any on Earth
The search for life beyond Earth typically focuses on first looking for water, the basis for life as we know it. Whether the water is…
Exotic Ice XIX: New Crystalline Ice Form Decoded
Ice is a very versatile material. In snowflakes or ice cubes, the oxygen atoms are arranged hexagonally. This ice form is called ice one (ice…
Anomalous Behavior Found in Supercooled Water at Critical Point Far Below 0 °C
The theoretical model proposed by Brazilian researchers can be applied to any system in which two energy scales coexist. Water can remain liquid at temperatures…
Scientists Thought They Knew Why Ice Was Slippery, but Researchers Found Surprises
Why is ice so slippery? The answer lies in a film of water that is generated by friction, one that is far thinner than expected…
Coexistence of Ice and Liquid Water Breaks Down at the Nanoscale As Scientists Probe the Limits
How small is the smallest possible particle of ice? It’s not a snowflake, measuring at a whopping fraction of an inch. According to new research…
Researchers Develop Technique to Efficiently De-Ice Surfaces in Seconds
Airplane wings, wind turbines, and indoor heating systems all struggle under the weight and chill of ice. Defrosting and de-icing techniques are energy-intensive, however, and…
Defrosting Surfaces in Seconds at 100x Efficiency
A group of researchers has devised a method of sliding ice and frost off surfaces by melting the interfacial layer directly. In the future, a…
Remarkable Discovery on How Ice Forms Could Keep Windshields, Power Lines Ice-Free
How does ice form? Surprisingly, science hasn’t fully answered that question. Differences in ice formation on various surfaces still aren’t well understood, but researchers today…
Goddard Lab Researchers Study the Chemistry of Cosmic Ice
Goddard’s Cosmic Ice Lab is one of a few laboratories where researchers study the chemistry of cosmic ice, reproducing reactions in ice from almost any…
British and American Teams Hunt for Life Under Antarctic Ice
Next week, UK glaciologists are heading to Lake Ellsworth to prepare for a new drilling stage that will start on December 5. They hope to…
Catalog of Moon’s Craters May Reveal Ice Beyond Moon’s Poles
There might be more ice on the Moon than was previously thought. There are permanent shadows far from the lunar poles, which has expanded the…
Forming the Smallest Ice Crystals in the World
A team of scientists have solved a previously unsolved scientific mystery, finding the minimum number of water molecules that must come together in order for…
Arctic Sea Ice Set for a Record Breaking Melt
Following a season of unstable conditions this summer, the Arctic ice cap will have a record-breaking melt. This has been reported by the National Snow…
Greenland Ice Sheet May Slow Its Melting Quicker Than Expected
While satellites have confirmed that Greenland has lost a significant part of its ice sheet, a recent study in Science indicates that the ice sheet…
Gigantic Ice Avalanches Discovered on Saturn’s Moon Iapetus
Planetary scientists discovered unexpected and enormous ice avalanches on Saturn’s moon Iapetus, half of which is light-colored while the other is dark. Its mountains are…
SLIPS Prevents Ice From Sticking on Metal Surfaces
A team of material science engineers from Harvard developed SLIPS (Slippery Liquid Infused Porous Surfaces), a technology that can prevent ice sheets from developing on…
Third Pole Glacial Measuring Stations Will Give Monitor Glacier Health in Tibet
An international team of scientists is starting a long-term campaign to measure the overall health of the ice atop Tibet and its surrounding mountains. This…