ScienceArs Technicaabout 6 hours ago
Raindrops carry electric charge, corroding cars
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Raindrops arrive at surfaces carrying electric charge, acting as tiny lightning bolts that corrode cars, a Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research study found. The study, led by Zhongyuan Ni, Rüdiger Berger, and Hans-Jürgen Butt, challenges the standard salt-and-acid explanation for rain corrosion.
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