Research project Water, Ice and Aqueous Solutions

It is known since several decades that many properties of water such density, compressibility, heat capacity etc. become strongly anomalous as the temperature decreases. In particular, this deviation from a simple liquid behaviour becomes strongly enhanced as water is cooled below the freezing point into the metastable supercooled regime.

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Different potential configurations of the hydrogen bonding network in water.

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Department of Physics

Experimental Discovery of a New Critical Point in Water

Using x-ray lasers, researchers at Stockholm University have been able to determine the existence of a critical point in supercooled water at around -63 °C and 1000 atmosphere. Ordinary water at higher temperatures and lower pressures is strongly affected by the presence of this critical point, causing the origin of its strange properties. The findings are being published in the journal Science.

Department of Physics

International Water Day: research on water at Fysikum

The UN General Assembly started the initiative in 1992 and since then, different water-related themes have been highlighted every year. In Sweden, World Water Day is coordinated by the Swedish Hydrological Council (SHR) and has been celebrated since 2006. At Fysikum, we tell you about our research on water during this day.

Department of Physics

The importance of water and fuel cells in society

When he was in secondary school, he was mostly interested in chemistry and physics. He continued with this focus during the 4-year technical program and during studies abroad. Since then, Professor Anders Nilsson has worked in several countries and his list of publications and awards is long.

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