Scientists Create 'Superionic Ice' That May Also Exist On Uranus And Neptune

[Judi Lynn]

8 February 2018, 10:33 pm EST By Samriddhi Dastidar Tech Times

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Researchers have successfully created superionic water on Earth recently. It is a peculiar state of water that is liquid and solid at the same time.

Superionic water is reportedly found in the solar system’s outer planets like Uranus and Neptune. The experiment backs the theory that superionic ice, which has electricity conducting properties like metal, might explain why Uranus and Neptune’s magnetic fields are lopsided.

Experiment To Create Superionic Ice On Earth
The water molecules in superionic ice are held together in such a compact manner that their oxygen atoms create a stiff lattice. The positively charged hydrogen atoms can then freely flow through it. The hydrogen ions that flow can also carry electrical current.

“It’s as though the water ice is partially molten,” said Raymond Jeanloz, co-author on the study paper and a professor of planetary and earth science at the University of California in Berkeley.

More:
http://www.techtimes.com/articles/220523/20180208/scientists-create-superionic-ice-that-may-exist-on-uranus-and-neptune.htm

[iwillalwayswonderwhy]

1. I hope its not called Ice-9 nt

[longship]

2. The Grand Ah-Whoom!

Watch out for that.





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