What is Amorphous Ice?

We’ve told you water is weirder than you think, and that there are potentially over 70,000 different forms of ice. But there’s something we haven’t told you about yet… amorphous ice, a weird, glassy, unusual and, well, amorphous form of ice. It’s found on icy moons and comets and maybe even in your cocktail shaker… if you’re making industrial strength cocktails! Follow us on a journey through water, ice, and maybe even some superionic structures.

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Executive Producer:
Matthew Radcliff

Producers:
Elaine Seward
Andrew Sobey
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Writer/Host:
Alex Dainis

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Martin Chaplin, PhD
Marius Millot, PhD
Brianne Raccor, PhD
Michelle Boucher, PhD
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[ACSReactions]

The disordered hyperuniformity found in some types of amorphous ice is also found in chicken retinas! Yeah, they wouldn’t let me talk about chicken eyeballs in the video, but they can’t keep weird science out of the comments!

[AdleisioCefnforDolphin]

Unhinged Art Projects is why I love this channel!

[PaulSandersonYup]

The water phase diagram is my favorite bottomless rabbit hole. Water is the simplest mystery which we will never fully crack.

[jacksonstarky]

I've been waiting for this video since the previous ice video... thank you! And the chart around the 5 minute mark tells me that I want that long video... because water and ice are amazing stuff. And yes, you can talk more about ice any time!

[TimSheets]

I love your enthusiasm for ice, so fun!

[maxmusterman]

Love your vids. So informative, well presented and funny as well :)

[douglasboyle]

I would totally watch the 2hr version of your video about weird states of Ice

[AnotherGradus]

Crazy to think there might be whole oceans of superionic ice on planets somewhere in the universe. Like there's speculation that those new forms of ice might explain the weird magnetic fields on Uranus and Neptune.

[youtube]

6:25 this is crazy that chemical compounds can organize them selves in such a way, that they can collect, harvest, and store mechanical energy for later, them own selves !...

[Ezullof]

Ironically, in mythology Dione is a daughter of Ocean. And she was with Zeus before it was cool.

[willemvandebeek]

By all means, talk more about ice! :)
Also show the cool 3D crystal molecular structures (where applicable) please? They can be gorgeous.

[edgeeffect]

I used to work in CryoEM but just as a software developer... I'm always glad to understand just a little bit more of what was actually going on! :)
I've gone off on a target... but you've got me wanting to know what the structure of ceramics looks like

[平和-vz]

How absolutely perfect do I want my earrings to match today's topic?
Alex: *Yes*

Brilliant and super interesting video, very well explained, thank you!

[Vermillion_Treezzz]

Wow, really cool! I never knew there were different types of ice. 😮😮😮

[fauxvier]

Im actually watching just for her vibes actually

[bdri]

I really appreciate your energy 😂❤ thank you

[hardwareful]

That'd be one hell of a way to store seasonal thermal energy. On Pluto. If solar panels worked there :)

[IanGrams]

I love stuff like this because it shows how even something as common and seemingly simple as water reveals more complexity the deeper we examine it. Hadn't realized before that cryoEM uses amorphous ice to avoid the damage caused by crystalline ice. Thanks for the new knowledge Dr. Dainis! Also those are some nICE earrings 😁

[princetamrac]

Love the Ice videos. I need more forms of ice to satisfy me, ahhh

[ericdavis]

Eeeek so glad it came out . !! Just finished ice ❤