Scientists discover a new phase of high-density, ultra-hot ice Ultrafast X-ray studies reveal the existence of Superionic Ice XIX, which could explain the unusual magnetic fields of icy giant planets ...

Physicists with the U.S. Department of Energy have discovered a new phase of matter—and, with apologies to George R. R. Martin, it's something of "a song of ice and fire." ...

More information: Weiguo Yin et al, Phase Switch Driven by the Hidden Half-Ice, Half-Fire State in a Ferrimagnet, Physical Review Letters (2024). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.133.266701.

Previously this 18th phase of water, which scientists refer to as “superionic ice,” had only appeared for a brief moment in the lab; offering a tantalizing glimpse of the unique form of matter.

The study is published in the journal Physical Review Letters. The half ice, half fire state doesn't like quite as cool (or as hot!) as this. - Image credit: glavbooh/Shutterstock.com© IFL Science ...

Scientists have discovered a new phase of water — adding to liquid, solid and gas — know as "superionic ice." The "strange black" ice, as scientists called it, is normally created at the core ...