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New study: Common ice generates electricity when bent
Researchers have discovered that common ice can generate electricity when bent, a finding that could finally explain the origin of lightning and inspire the development of new electronic devices.
Hail the size of golf balls and even grapefruit? The science of how tiny ice crystals grow dangerously large
Getting hit by solid ice the size of a baseball would hurt. Gregory Dubus/iStock/Getty Images Plus Brian Tang,…
The sticking point: why physicists are still struggling to understand ice’s capacity to adhere and become slippery
Philippe Brunet, Université Paris Cité and Pierre-Brice Bintein, Université Paris Cité Whether in the form of frost or…
How can I get ice off my car? An engineer who studies airborne particles shares some quick and easy techniques
Condensation and cold combine to create that layer of ice on car windshields in winter. Tomasz Sienicki/Wikimedia Commons,…
Ancient pathogens released from melting ice could wreak havoc on the world, new analysis reveals
Shutterstock Corey J. A. Bradshaw, Flinders University and Giovanni Strona, University of Helsinki Science fiction is rife with…
Glacial Lakes Are Accelerating Our Planet’s Permanent Ice Loss, Study Reveals
Deleterious climate change is bound to spell trouble for communities living near coastlines, as rising global temperatures are…
Ice Apparently Melts In Weird Ways While In Different Temperatures
Stare long enough at your nearest ice-laden drinking glass and you’ll notice that, unsurprisingly, the ice melts away…
Svalbard’s Glaciers Are Expected to Lose Roughly Twice as Much Ice by 2100
As the worst effects of human impact on the climate worsen, we expect to see more and more…
This “Soft Interface” Can Keep Liquid Water Well Below Its Freezing Point
Ice melts into water; it’s basically a given at this point, at least in the context of everyday…
Reusable and Freezable Hydrogels Skip the Need for Ice Cubes
Some of you may have heard of those reusable ice packs that people sometimes put in their drinks…