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Soft matter and liquids

Soft matter and liquids

Water on a cold surface must heat up to freeze

04 Jun 2021
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Chilling revelation: Anton Tamtögl and colleagues have found that a little heat is required to cause water to freeze on a cold graphene surface. (Courtesy: Lunghammer/TU Graz)
Water molecules on cold surfaces require some additional heat before they can form ice, an internati

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Sam Jarman is a science writer based in the UK
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