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Clean Energy & Climate Transition 07 Oct 2026, 11:01 PM IST

Scientists Report Hexagonal Ice Under Extreme Pressure, Opening New Clues on Water in Planetary Interiors

Researchers have identified a hexagonal-packed form of ice produced under extreme pressure, a finding that sharpens scientific understanding of how water behaves far beyond everyday conditions. The result is relevant to climate and clean-energy science because high-pressure ice phases shape models of planetary interiors, cryogenic systems, and the physics of water in extreme environments.

By RDU Global Wire5 min read

Global Trade & Supply ChainsSpecial Report (Sept 27, 2026)

The Chokepoint Dilemma: How Disruptions in the Bab-el-Mandeb and Malacca are Forcing a Supply Chain Reroute

The world’s most efficient trade routes are becoming its most fragile. Attacks on shipping in the Red Sea have pushed carriers to divert around the Cape of Good Hope, adding thousands of nautical miles, stretching transit times by up to two weeks, and inflating insurance and fuel costs across global supply chains. The result is not a temporary detour but a structural repricing of maritime risk, with container spot rates, war-risk premiums and schedule reliability all moving in the wrong direction. The deeper concern is that the Bab-el-Mandeb is only one of several pressure points. The Strait of Hormuz remains critical to energy flows, while the Strait of Malacca underpins Asia’s manufacturing machine. Together, these chokepoints expose a system built on just-in-time efficiency and thin inventories. As shippers reroute, stockpile and renegotiate contracts, the trade map is being redrawn by security risk rather than pure economics.

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