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Electric charge makes drops of water more destructive

Published: 09/09/2026, 12:00 AM

This is a summary of: Ni, Z. et al. Spontaneously charged water drops induce corrosion. Nature 657, 393–399 (2026). Access Nature and 54 other Nature Portfolio journals Get Nature+, our best-value online-access subscription Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout Erkal, A., D’Ayala, D. & Sequeira, L. Build. Environ. 57, 336–348 (2012). Yatsuzuka, K., Mizuno, Y. & Asano, K. J. Electrostat. 32, 157–171 (1994). Article PubMed Google Scholar Bista, P., Ratschow, A. D., Butt, H.-J. & Weber, S. A. L. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 14, 11110–11116 (2023). Article PubMed Google Scholar Read the paper: Spontaneously charged water drops induce corrosion