Water vapor from ambient air will spontaneously condense inside porous materials or between touching surfaces. But with the liquid layer being only a few molecules thick this ubiquitous and important ...

When water vapour spontaneously condenses inside capillaries just 1 nm across, it behaves according to the 150-year-old Kelvin equation – defying predictions that this pre-quantum-era formula would ...

Capillary condensation in mesoporous materials refers to the phenomenon whereby gases condense into a liquid phase within nanoscale pores at pressures below the bulk saturation pressure. This process ...

IISc scientists develop innovative siphon-based desalination technology, improving efficiency and scalability for clean water ...

The researchers found that a slightly curved meniscus allows more wave energy to pass through the barrier. Conversely, if the meniscus curves more steeply, it reduces the energy transported by the ...

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A sandcastle on the beach which is held together by the universal process called capillary condensation. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted ...

New research provides a solution for the century-and-half-old puzzle of why capillary condensation, a fundamentally microscopic phenomenon involving a few molecular layers of water, can be described ...