mardi 6 novembre 2018

Ice-9, anyone?

This article https://www.livescience.com/63986-ic...edium=referral

reports on the discovery of a polymorph of ice, Ice VII, which has actually been found inside diamonds from the mantle.

And yes, it can form with explosive speed. And, according to the article, it is speculated that it could essentially preclude life from forming on an unfortunate planet.

Kurt Vonnegut would have been proud.


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