I had on my mind the freezing point of 'pure' water, and the thought that seawater has a lower freezing point. I have a vague understanding that hypothermia in cold seawater is more of a risk than in ...

Please give an overview of osmometry in general. Osmometry is a method to determine a sample´s osmolality. This is the total number of osmotically active particles solved in a solution. These ...

Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work covers anything from archaeology and the environment to technology and culture. Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work ...

A presenter based at the British Antarctic Survey named Liz explains that room temperature is typically 20°C whereas their cold room, where ice core samples are stored, is maintained at -26°C. The ...

The conventional view of freezing holds that nuclei of the crystal phase form in the metastable fluid through purely stochastic thermal density fluctuations. The possibility of a change in the ...