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‘Water Battery’: Charging Water by means of a Mini Water Bridge

The water bridge pictured is formed under the influence of a high-voltage electrical field of about 15kV. It spans about 1 cm across two Teflon beakers, each filled with deionised water. Credit: © Woisetschläger/Fuchs - TU Graz.

The water bridge pictured is formed under the influence of a high-voltage electrical field of about 15kV. It spans about 1 cm across two Teflon beakers, each filled with deionised water. Credit: © Woisetschläger/Fuchs – TU Graz.

Wetsus in The Netherlands and TU Graz have produced electrically charged water by means of a floating water bridge. Until its scientific rediscovery in 2007 at TU Graz, the “water bridge” phenomenon, discovered in the 19th century, had sank into oblivion. If extremely pure water ie water distilled many times, is placed in 2 beakers and subject to a high voltage, the fluid moves up the side of each beaker and forms a floating water bridge between the 2 vessels...

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