Extreme confinement unleashes water’s hidden electrical capabilities

Domingo, Neus [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS)] (ORCID:0000000252296638); Verdaguer, Albert [Inst. de Ciencia de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC), Barcelona (Spain)]

doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03128-y

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Extreme confinement unleashes water’s hidden electrical capabilities

Domingo, Neus [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS)] (ORCID:0000000252296638)·Verdaguer, Albert [Inst. de Ciencia de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC), Barcelona (Spain)]

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Water has extraordinary electrical properties when trapped in tiny channels — Here, a finding that calls for a re-think about key processes in biology, climate and nanotechnology.

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Domingo, Neus [Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS)] (ORCID:0000000252296638), Verdaguer, Albert [Inst. de Ciencia de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC), Barcelona (Spain)]. 2025-10-15. Extreme confinement unleashes water’s hidden electrical capabilities. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-025-03128-y

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