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Physicists reveal water's secrets in journal 'Science'
03-02-2007 · EurekAlert!Equipped with high-speed computers and the laws of physics, scientists from the University of Delaware and Radboud University in the Netherlands have developed a new method to "flush out" the hidden properties of water. The research is reported in Science. Their first-principle simulation of water molecules -- based exclusively on quantum physics laws -- has numerous applications, from biological investigations of protein folding and other life processes, to the design of the next generation of power plants.
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- Physicists reveal water's secrets in journal Science
03-02-2007 · EurekAlert!
Equipped with high-speed computers and the laws of physics, scientists from the University of Delaware and Radboud University in the Netherlands have developed a new method to "flush out" the hidden properties of water. The research is reported in Science. Their first-principle simulation of water molecules -- based exclusively on quantum physics laws -- has numerous applications, from biological investigations of protein folding and other life processes, to the design of the next generation of power plants.
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