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Scientists challenge 200-year-old theory on why ice is slippery
short by Anmol Sharma / on 06 Sep 2025,Saturday
Researchers have overturned a 200-year-old belief about why ice is slippery. Contrary to the view that pressure and friction make it slick, physicists led by Martin Müser of Germany's Saarland University found molecular dipoles in ice and those in contacting surfaces like shoe soles disrupt ice's structure, causing slipperiness. The discovery challenges James Thompson’s 19th-century explanation.
short by Anmol Sharma / 08:37 am on 06 Sep
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