In The News: College of Sciences

Voice of America

Citlally López has two clear goals: to find a cure for cancer and to break the cultural and gender barriers that surround the very masculine world of science.

Sunday Guardian Live

Researchers have discovered a new form of ice, which could have implications for our understanding of distant, water-rich planets. The findings of the study were published in the journal ‘Physical Review B’. Solid water, or ice, is like many other materials in that it can form different solid materials based on variable temperatures and pressure conditions, like carbon forming diamond or graphite. However, water is exceptional in this aspect as there are at least 20 solid forms of ice known to us. A team of scientists working in UNLV’s Nevada Extreme Conditions Lab pioneered a new method for measuring the properties of water under high pressure. The water sample was first squeezed between the tips of two opposite-facing diamonds — freezing into several jumbled ice crystals. The ice was then subjected to a laser-heating technique that temporarily melted it before it quickly reformed into a powder-like collection of tiny crystals.

Sunday Guardian Live

Researchers have discovered a new form of ice, which could have implications for our understanding of distant, water-rich planets. The findings of the study were published in the journal ‘Physical Review B’. Solid water, or ice, is like many other materials in that it can form different solid materials based on variable temperatures and pressure conditions, like carbon forming diamond or graphite. However, water is exceptional in this aspect as there are at least 20 solid forms of ice known to us. A team of scientists working in UNLV’s Nevada Extreme Conditions Lab pioneered a new method for measuring the properties of water under high pressure. The water sample was first squeezed between the tips of two opposite-facing diamonds — freezing into several jumbled ice crystals. The ice was then subjected to a laser-heating technique that temporarily melted it before it quickly reformed into a powder-like collection of tiny crystals.

KVVU-TV: Fox 5

Student says new form of ice could potentially be from outer space.

KVVU-TV: Fox 5

Student says new form of ice could potentially be from outer space.

Cheddar

On this episode of Cheddar Innovates: Astronauts, get your warm drinks ready. Scientists say they've discovered a new form of ice that could exist on a distant planet.

Cheddar

On this episode of Cheddar Innovates: Astronauts, get your warm drinks ready. Scientists say they've discovered a new form of ice that could exist on a distant planet.

Noticias de la Ciencia

According to recent research results, polarization could hold key clues to unraveling the enigma of fast radio bursts (FRBs).

The Byte

Wait, wasn't this the plot to that one Kurt Vonnegut novel?

The Byte

Wait, wasn't this the plot to that one Kurt Vonnegut novel?

Popular Science

Researchers say they've cooked up the elusive form of ice using crushing pressure and lasers.

Popular Science

Researchers say they've cooked up the elusive form of ice using crushing pressure and lasers.