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Phase transition: Cold as ice

Nature Reviews Chemistry volume 1, Article number: 0009 (2017) Cite this article

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The physical properties of water change when it is confined in nanometre spaces, such as the interior of a carbon nanotube (CNT). Here, water can freeze at temperatures above 100 °C, as reported by Michael Strano and colleagues in Nature Nanotechnology.

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Graziano, G. Phase transition: Cold as ice. Nat Rev Chem 1, 0009 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41570-016-0009

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