Our #StrangeIce paper is out in Science. Medium density amorphous ice. It doesn’t float. It doesn’t sink. The density is like water yet the atoms cannot move. It’s made by ball milling “normal” ice at -200 degrees and has lost almost all trace of its original crystalline structure. And if you squeeze it, it stores mechanical energy, an observation that may have implications for worlds like Europa where tidal forces drive mechanical shearing. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abq2105

Very amused this morning to find that our MDA ice paper in Science is being reported under "weird news" by the Daily Star, no less, with a strong focus on aliens. Striking to see what they think is "related content". And the irony of the fact that the website is blocked by BT's parental controls. I had to view the dodgy site through UCL network. 😂 #StrangeIce #WeirdIce https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/weird-news/scientists-discover-new-form-ice-29119606

@philipcball provides a typically deep assessment of medium density amorphous ice, explaining its implications with far greater understanding and insight than I ever could. #StrangeIce Thanks, Phil! You've given us more to chew over. https://www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/new-phase-of-amorphous-ice-formed-by-ball-milling/4016970.article

@sellathechemist @philipcball - I beg to differ; a great piece from PB but AS was so good to wider audience on @bbcr4 Today prog:)