Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) develops first supercomputer-powered simulation to capture Mpemba effect

Key facts

• Indian scientists have developed the first supercomputer-powered simulation to capture the long-existing paradox of hot water freezing faster than cold water.
• Researchers from Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research have used supercomputers to develop the first simulation of ice formation, proving the Mpemba effect of water.
• The simulation also demonstrates that the effect can appear during fluid-to-solid transitions in systems other than water.
• This research has been published in the Journal of Communication Physics.