A block of ice melts at 0Ë Celsius. But chip a few molecules off that ice block and they will begin to melt at a much lower temperature — almost 180 degrees cooler.
COLD CLUSTERS Nanoclusters of water show a steady increase in internal energy relative to temperature that matches that of bulk ice at low temperatures.
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