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crushed water molecules

Simulation of how water molecules crush together under pressure. Left: molecules at T=300 K and density=0.9 g/cm3. Right: T=600 K and density=1.57 g/cm3.

Reported by: Schwegler et al., in Physical Review Letters, 13 March 2000