Extreme confinement unleashes water’s hidden electrical capabilities

Neus Domingo; Albert Verdaguer

doi:10.1038/d41586-025-03128-y

Extreme confinement unleashes water’s hidden electrical capabilities

Neus Domingo
, Albert Verdaguer

Functional Atomic Force Microscopy Group

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Abstract

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

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	555-556
Number of pages	2
Journal	Nature
Volume	646
Issue number	8085
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-025-03128-y
State	Published - Oct 16 2025

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Nanoscience and technology
Physical chemistry

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