nelson to [email protected]English • edit-22 months agoMIT researchers discover "photomolecular effect": light alone can evaporate water without heat, a previously unknown physics phenomenon that could enable new technologiesnews.mit.eduexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up1101arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1101arrow-down1external-linkMIT researchers discover "photomolecular effect": light alone can evaporate water without heat, a previously unknown physics phenomenon that could enable new technologiesnews.mit.edunelson to [email protected]English • edit-22 months agomessage-square7fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-square@wyrmrootlinkEnglish22•2 months agoWas fully prepared for the answer to this to be that a couple extra molecules evaporating don’t make a big difference, but: Under the optimum conditions of color, angle, and polarization, Lv says, “the evaporation rate is four times the thermal limit.” That sounds legitimately exciting!
Was fully prepared for the answer to this to be that a couple extra molecules evaporating don’t make a big difference, but:
That sounds legitimately exciting!