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Every time a raindrop sticks and slips as it runs down a surface, it can generate a tiny electrical charge. In March 2025, RMIT and University of Melbourne researchers discovered a previously overlooked charging mechanism that can produce about 10 times more charge than the familiar wet-to-dry process.
3+ hour, 7+ min ago (1291+ words) A water drop can create an extra burst of charge when its advancing edge catches on a microscopic defect and tears free. The strongest runs approached ten times the study's ordinary wet-to-dry signal, but the real insight is how surface…...