Shaking Ordinary Ice (Very Hard) Transformed It Into Something Never Seen Before

NYT SCIENCE: Shaking Ordinary Ice (Very Hard) Transformed It Into Something Never Seen Before
By Kenneth Chang
Section: Science
Source: New York Times
Published Date: February 3, 2023 at 02:00AM

The research illustrates how much scientists still have to learn about a molecule as simple as water.

Shaken and chilled — but not stirred — ordinary frozen water turns into something different: a newly discovered form of ice made of a jumble of molecules with unique properties.
“This is completely unexpected and very surprising,” said Christoph Salzmann, a chemistry professor at University College London in England and an author of a paper published on Thursday in the journal Science that described the ice.
Water is a simple molecule that has been intently studied by scientists for centuries: two hydrogen atoms jutting off at a 120-degree angle in a V-shape from a central oxygen atom.
The new discovery shows, once again, that water, a molecule without which life is not known to be able to exist, is still hiding scientific surprises yet to be revealed. This experiment employed relatively simple, inexpensive equipment to reveal a form of ice that could exist elsewhere in the solar system and throughout the universe.

Read More at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/03/science/new-ice-glass.html

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