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UC San Diego Unveils Water's Hidden Phases Under Pressure

3/12/2025

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A groundbreaking discovery by UC San Diego researchers, led by Professor Francesco Paesani, reveals that water can separate into high-density and low-density phases under extreme pressure and low temperature. This finding, confirmed through cutting-edge simulations, could revolutionize our understanding of physics and pave the way for synthetic liquids with unique properties. The study appears in Nature Physics.

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A groundbreaking discovery by UC San Diego researchers, led by Professor Francesco Paesani, reveals that water can separate into high-density and low-density phases under extreme pressure and low temperature. This finding, confirmed through cutting-edge simulations, could revolutionize our understanding of physics and pave the way for synthetic liquids with unique properties. The study appears in Nature Physics.