All water articles
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ResearchFirst snapshots of ionised water’s fleeting radical–cation pair
Ultrafast electron diffraction spots hydroxyl–hydronium complex before it separates a hundred quadrillionth of a second later
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First fleeting glimpse of metallic water
Electron doping briefly turns water into golden metal
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How many water molecules make a droplet?
Water molecules behave like bulk water when surrounded by a sea of 20 others
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Experimental proof of liquid–liquid transition in supercooled water
Diffraction measurements taken whilst laser heating pressurised water from an exotic frozen state
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Opinion
The citizen scientists performing water research in Hong Kong
Trained volunteers are gathering information that’s as reliable as official data
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Feature
Artificial photosynthesis: solar water splitting
The chemistry to mimic ones of nature’s greatest feats still has some hurdles to overcome
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Research
Hydrogen bonds join forces to maximise water–water interaction
Cooperative environment encourages stronger chemistry
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Opinion
Letters: September 2020
Readers continue to debate Tomáš Hudlický’s Angewandte Chemie article, and wax lyrical about water and waste
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Research
Simulation says supercritical water has no hydrogen bonds
Computational approach seeks to clarify bonding confusion
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Sulfur study delivers first experimental proof of a liquid–liquid critical point
Researchers interpret density anomaly as a sign of the critical opalescence phenomenon
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Computational study supports theory that water has a second critical point
Liquid-liquid phase transition at deeply supercooled conditions could explain water’s distinctive behavior
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Opinion
Letters: June 2020
Your views on drug shortages, political representation and the mysterious ways of water
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Research
Microdroplets’ chemical wizardry could have given life a helping hand
Droplet reduction may shed light on puzzles of the prebiotic era and offer a new way to do green chemistry
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Mystery of bouncing droplet that drops dead solved
Buoyancy and Marangoni effect behind bouncing life and sudden death of an oil droplet
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New optical sensors can easily detect heavy water
Colorimetric tests could find applications in NMR, photoacoustics and quality control
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Designer lipids stop water freezing at sub-zero temperatures
Lipid membranes with unusual properties hinder the formation of ice crystals down to -263°C
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Study challenges hydrogen-ordered ice hypothesis
Scientists debate whether endotherm indicates a new phase of ice or a deep glassy state
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Atom-thin graphene water pipes
Narrowest ever capillaries fit only single water molecules while salts are excluded
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Liquid analysis simultaneously checks for 71 elements
Technique delivers elemental fingerprint of everything from water to wine in minutes
