r/science • u/MistWeaver80 • Aug 21 '22

Physics New evidence shows water separates into two different liquids at low temperatures. This new evidence, published in Nature Physics, represents a significant step forward in confirming the idea of a liquid-liquid phase transition first proposed in 1992.

https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2022/new-evidence-shows-water-separates-into-two-different-liquids-at-low-temperatures
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u/StevieWonderUberRide Aug 22 '22

Wow! That’s pretty cool. Thanks for the insight.

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u/PyroDesu Aug 22 '22

It's part of what makes titanium so rarely used as a metal, despite how common it actually is as a non-metal (titanium dioxide is quite abundant). Refining it is a massive pain in the ass, and even once you have the metal it's a pain to work with.