Anybody who’s used plastic ice cubes knows there are some pluses and some minuses. The main minuses being that they consist of plastic and often taste kind of gross. Now, researchers at the University ...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18, 2025 — No matter whether it’s crushed or cubed, ice eventually melts into a puddle — but an alternative called jelly ice doesn’t. Researchers Jiahan Zou and Gang Sun developed a ...

Scientists at UC Davis have created "jelly ice", a reusable, compostable cooling material that stays solid without melting into messy puddles. It's a promising alternative for safe food, medicine, and ...