Liquid–liquid phase separation is counted among the peculiar phenomena attributed to pure water, but rapid crystallization has rendered its existence hard to prove. Evidence of a 'naked' liquid–liquid transition in a system unencumbered by crystallization encourages us to keep searching.
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Starr, F. Crystal-clear transition. Nature Phys 10, 628–629 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys3059
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