dmv wrote: ] ] We report a reversible liquid-solid transition upon ] ] heating of a simple solution composed of a-cyclodextrine ] ] (alpha-CD), water, and 4-methylpyridine. These solutions ] ] are homogeneous and transparent at ambient temperature ] ] and solidify when heated to temperatures between 45° and ] ] 75°. Quasielastic and elastic neutron scattering show ] ] that molecular motions are slowed down in the solid and ] ] that crystalline order is established. The solution ] ] "freezes on heating." This process is fully reversible, ] ] on cooling the solid melts. A rearrangement of hydrogen ] ] bonds is postulated to be responsible for the observed ] ] phenomenon. ] ] ...Dude. It sounds like a cross between shrinky dinks and cum. RE: A Liquid that Goes Solid when Heated |