Water is weird. A new type of ice could help us understand why
The unusual amorphous ice has a density close to that of liquid water
![A metal vessel filled with ice and stainless steel balls](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/020123_EC_ice_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
Scientists created a new form of ice by shaking 1-centimeter-wide stainless steel balls together with standard ice (shown) at low temperature. The new ice has a density close to commonplace liquid water.
Christoph Salzmann