New explanations of the Mpemba effect have strayed into quantum theory, laser physics, and Markovian dynamics of solids. The ...

Does hot water freeze faster than cold water? On its face this idea seems like it should be ridiculously simple to test, and even easier to intuit, but this question has in fact had physicists ...

The Mpemba Effect happens when hot water freezes quicker than room temperature water, or does it? Alex goes on an exhaustive ...

Alex wonders what happens when hot water freezes quicker than room temperature water? The Mpemba Effect happens when hot water freezes quicker than room temperature water, or does it? Alex goes on ...

The Mpemba effect, in which hot systems cool faster than cold ones under the same conditions, was first described by Aristotle more than 2,000 years ago. In 1963 it was rediscovered by Tanzanian ...

The Mpemba effect happens when hot water freezes quicker than room temperature water … or does it? Our host, Alex Dainis goes on an exhaustive journey to replicate the Mpemba effect and hits a few ...

Japanese researchers from Kyoto University proposed a universal criterion to assess the Mpemba effect, which means that hot systems freeze faster than colder ones under the same conditions ... Mpemba ...

The Mpemba effect happens when hot water freezes quicker than room temperature water … or does it? Our host, Alex Dainis goes on an exhaustive journey to replicate the Mpemba effect and hits a few ...

To find out more about what's happening with the competition and get involved in voting for the winning entry, please follow the link on the right. Why does hot water freeze faster than cold water? It ...

This effect was observed in various systems, including water, which sometimes freezes faster when it is hot than when it is cold. While it is now well-documented, the Mpemba effect remains poorly ...

There has been, and still is, worldwide interest in an RSC competition in which we offered £1000 to the person submitting the most imaginative, scientifically sound explanation of why hot water ...