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Northwestern University

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To explore the reason why water splitting suffers from inefficiency, the researchers applied a sophisticated new light-based technique called phase-resolved second harmonic generation. Shown here, the technique enables researchers to observe how water molecules interact with the metallic electrode in real time.

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Franz Geiger/Northwestern University

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