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  • fifilura17 minutes ago
    Finally! Ice-nine!<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Ice-nine" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Ice-nine</a>
    • Zambyte9 minutes ago
      The Wikipedia article mentions how this happened with an anti-AIDS medication called ritonavir. I watched this video by Veritasium on that situation a while back; I recommend it: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=ksn5yrsC3Wg" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=ksn5yrsC3Wg</a>
  • bloke_zero14 minutes ago
    Ice nine!
  • api17 minutes ago
    This type of ice composite would be super interesting for space structure construction. Melt cometary ice and mix it with additives of some kind and spin big cylinders out of it. You’d just have to make the surface reflective so it doesn’t melt, and possibly have some active cooling which you need anyway if anything inside makes heat.<p>The outer surface would probably be sprayed with something, maybe just reflective dust, to also keep it from subliming into the vacuum.<p>Extremely repairable, melts at human and equipment friendly temperatures, recyclable, doubles as an emergency water reservoir, and last but definitely not least a fantastic radiation shield.<p>Would also work for structures on Mars, the Moon, etc, but I’m a fan of the idea of settling space itself not another planet. Gravity wells are a trap.
  • silverFork2 days ago
    Ok stronger but doesn&#x27;t it melt.. What are they going to do with it?
    • mkotlikov2 days ago
      &quot;The intended application isn&#x27;t for aircraft carriers this time, but rather for construction projects in remote, cold areas where conventional building methods aren&#x27;t easy to apply – like the Arctic and Antarctic.<p>With no concrete or steel required, and with ice and plant-based cellulose as the main ingredients, this could be a building material with a low carbon footprint that&#x27;s also biodegradable.&quot;
      • EA-31672 days ago
        Climate change feels like a grim reaper slowly stalking the value proposition of this technology.
      • jazzyjackson2 days ago
        Maybe we’ll be building ice caves on other planets after all
    • m4632 days ago
      warmer igloos obviously. :)
      • blitzar43 minutes ago
        igloo skyscrapers
  • gaiagraphia29 minutes ago
    The article briefly touches on future packaging. Would ice ever be useful in packaging frozen foods? It&#x27;d be biodegradable, and would be a sign of trust that the goods have been permanently frozen from packaging to delivery.<p>You&#x27;d literally be able to just throw the trash outside and let it feed your garden, lol.