Physicists Find First Experimental Evidence of Elusive Critical Point in Supercooled Water

Mar 30, 2026 - 12:45
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Physicists Find First Experimental Evidence of Elusive Critical Point in Supercooled Water
You et al. studied supercooled water at timescales before ice formation by heating high- and low-density amorphous ices using infrared ultrafast laser pulses, followed by X-ray scattering; they observed a rapid increase in the heat capacity indicating a critical divergence at 210 K coincident with enhanced density fluctuations. Image credit: POSTECH University.

By probing supercooled water with ultrafast lasers before it crystallizes, physicists at Stockholm University observed telltale signs of a long-theorized transition between two liquid states, including surging heat capacity and critical fluctuations.

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