New Experiment Suggests Controversial Ice Variant May Be Natural

Scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences have claimed to have created fairly pure cubic ice, or Ice Ic, using transmission electron microscopy. The ice that formed was primarily cubic ice, with a smaller amount of the more regular, hexagonal ice (Ice Ih) alongside it. The findings could have implications in everything from climate change to materials science. Further investigations are required to confirm the existence and properties of cubic ice, including how its defects might influence its behavior.