Superionic Water (IMAGE) Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati Caption Superionic water was only hypothesized in the 1980s, and had been described for the first time by a group of scientists at SISSA and ICTP, in association with a Max-Planck Institute in Stuttgart. For that study, published in Science in 1999, the scholars used highly refined models of realistic computer simulation. Credit Erio Tosatti and Sandro Scandolo Usage Restrictions you have the permission to use this image only in connection with the present study License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.