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Joseph Shavit
Dec 19, 2022
Researchers finally solve the mystery of why ice is slippery
Sliding on ice is a familiar experience.
Faraday hypothesized that ice forms spontaneously a thin quasi-liquid layer on its surface.
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Joseph Shavit
Sep 5, 2022
Researchers find ‘diamond rain’ on giant icy planets
Researchers at SLAC found that oxygen boosts this exotic precipitation, revealing a new path to make nanodiamonds here on Earth.
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Joseph Shavit
May 12, 2022
City-sized lake discovered under Antarctic ice sheet
Researchers have discovered a city-size lake whose sediments might contain a history of the ice sheet since its earliest beginnings.
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Joseph Shavit
Mar 21, 2022
Crunchy ice cream no more! New innovation prevents ice crystals from ruining ice cream
Scientists report that a form of cellulose obtained from plants can be added to the tasty treat to stop crystals cold.
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Joseph Shavit
Mar 20, 2022
New form of ice discovered! Likely found in water-rich planets outside our solar system
Researchers have discovered a new form of ice, redefining the properties of water and our understanding of distant, water-rich planets.
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Joseph Shavit
Feb 8, 2022
Researchers demonstrate 'self-healing' ice -- Zamboni's need not apply
Scientists from the Van der Waals-Zeeman Institute in Amsterdam have shown that ice, when left alone for long enough, can heal itself.
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Joseph Shavit
Jan 22, 2022
Using ice to boil water: Researcher makes heat transfer discovery
New discovery about the properties of water that could provide an exciting addendum to a phenomenon established over two centuries ago.
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Joseph Shavit
Nov 18, 2021
Carbon dioxide “traps” on the Moon could be used to make fuel and grow plants
A cold trap refers to a pocket on the surface of a solid body in which volatile gases can accrue and remain still for long periods of time.
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