The Origin of Water's Unusual Properties Found (VIDEO)

Stockholm University

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Professor Anders Nilsson explains how, using x-ray lasers, researchers at Stockholm University have been able to map out how water fluctuates between two different states when it is cooled. At -44°C these fluctuations reach a maximum pointing to the fact that water can exist as two different distinct liquids.

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