News tagged with ice formation


Early initiation of Arctic sea-ice formation

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jul 15, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (12) | comments 0

Significant sea ice formation occurred in the Arctic earlier than previously thought is the conclusion of a study published this week in Nature. "The results are also especially exciting because they suggest that sea ice fo ...


Physicists Investigate Controversy over Room-Temperature Ice

Physics / General Physics

created Aug 05, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (39) | comments 8 feature

(PhysOrg.com) -- By confining water in nano-sized spaces, physicists from Leiden University in the Netherlands have turned water into ice at room temperature. While it’s not the first time scientists have created room-temperature ...





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Edible 'antifreeze' prevents unwanted ice crystals in ice cream and frozen foods

Edible 'antifreeze' prevents unwanted ice crystals in ice cream and frozen foods

Chemistry /

created Jan 14, 2008 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (10) | comments 0

A scientist in Wisconsin reports development of an edible and tasteless “antifreeze” that prevents the formation of ice crystals that can spoil the smooth, silky texture of ice cream and interfere with the ...


It's raining pentagons

It's raining pentagons

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Mar 08, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (9) | comments 2

This week's Nature Materials (09 March 2009) reveals how an international team of scientists led by researchers at the London Centre for Nanotechnology (LCN) at UCL have discovered a novel one dimensional ice ch ...


Antarctic ice yields student research discovery

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Apr 02, 2007 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (12) | comments 0

While researching the “bottom of the world,” Jeffrey Geddes made a discovery
about sea ice formation that has the potential to provide scientists with another piece of the climate-change puzzle.


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The how and why of freezing the common fruit fly

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Using a microscope the size of a football field, researchers from The University of Western Ontario are studying why some insects can survive freezing, while others cannot.


Sunlight has more powerful influence on ocean circulation and climate than North American ice sheets

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 06, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (33) | comments 11

A study reported in today's issue of Nature disputes a longstanding picture of how ice sheets influence ocean circulation during glacial periods.


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New CO2 data helps unlock the secrets of Antarctic formation

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Sep 13, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (15) | comments 6

The link between declining CO2 levels in the earth's atmosphere and the formation of the Antarctic ice caps some 34 million years ago has been confirmed for the first time in a major research study.


Cloud formation affected by human activity, study says

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Sep 12, 2006 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

University of Toronto researchers and their collaborators have discovered that solid ammonium sulphate aerosol – an airborne particle more prevalent in continental areas - can act as a catalyst to the formation of ice clouds, ...


Scientists Discover Pentagonal Ice

Scientists Discover Pentagonal Ice

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Apr 07, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (15) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the University of Liverpool have discovered a five-sided ice chain structure that could be used to modify future weather patterns.


Iceberg Scour Affects Biodiversity

Iceberg Scour Affects Biodiversity

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jul 17, 2008 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (9) | comments 2

Antarctic worms, sea spiders, urchins and other marine creatures living in near-shore shallow habitats are regularly pounded by icebergs. New data suggests this environment along the Antarctic Peninsula is ...


Ice-nucleating Bacteria

Rain, snow forms with aid of living organisms: study

Biology /

created Feb 28, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (17) | comments 0

Brent Christner, LSU professor of biological sciences, in partnership with colleagues in Montana and France, recently found evidence that rain-making bacteria are widely distributed in the atmosphere. These ...



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