Martin Müser
Theoretical physicist in materials science who researches surface structure and friction; contributed the amorphization/amorphous-layer hypothesis for ice slipperiness and led related experiments published in Physical Review Letters.
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Feb 20, 2026 • 16min
The surprising enigma of slippery ice
Paulina Rowińska, science journalist who explains competing theories. Daniel Bonn, physics professor who measures ice friction and skating implications. Martin Müser, theoretical physicist who studies surface disorder and proposed the amorphous-layer idea. They discuss pressure-melting limits, frictional heating across temperatures, thin pre-melt layers, and a new amorphization hypothesis as a possible slipperiness winner.
