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How a steady drip-drip can erode the hardest stone
Scientists have uncovered one of the mechanisms by which water droplets can erode stone. Credit: Frank Hoekzema/Alamy
How do water droplets erode rock over time? New research suggests that every droplet that hits a solid object acts as a tiny hammer, repeatedly damaging the surface in the first milliseconds after impact1 .
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Kim, I., Lin, C., Wu, Z., Rao, S. & Wang, Q. Small https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.74628 (2026).
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