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Room temperature ice.

Type of article: Article

Summary

Because the dieletric constant of water at room temperature (at which the experiments were carried out) is more than a ten times that of mica, the apparent height of the water monolayer is enhanced with this new technique, called polarization force microcospy. The Lawrence Berkeley Lab researchers found that below about 25% humidity, a uniform layer of fluid water forms. For higher humidity, water islands having polygonal shapes emerge; the cell shapes have angles of about 6 and 120 degrees and their orientations are apparently determined by the underlying mica substrate. The water possesses crystalline structure and is, in effect, a type of ice.

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  • Original title: Room temperature ice.
  • Record ID : 1997-0678
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Journal of Dairy Science - vol. 268
  • Publication date: 1995
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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