Quickmelt (IMAGE) DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Caption A laser (red arrow) creates a tiny drop of supercooled water above ice, allowing scientists to use a method called IRAS (green arrows) to measure in nanoseconds how fast supercooled water turns back into ice. Credit Kay, Kimmel/PNNL Usage Restrictions Please credit Kay, Kimmel/PNNL 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.