Bubbles are usually the first sign that water’s coming to the boil, but heating it in a microwave seems to skip this important step. Here’s what’s going on. When you purchase through links on our site ...

Boiling water is one of those simple things that hides fascinating science. You see bubbles rising in a pot on the stove, but when you heat water in a microwave, it often stays still. The difference ...

For the first time ever, researchers have witnessed — in real time and at the molecular-scale — hydrogen and oxygen atoms merge to form tiny, nano-sized bubbles of water. The event occurred as part of ...

Although it was known that palladium catalyzes water formation, the exact molecular mechanism behind this reaction was not fully understood. For the first time ever, researchers have witnessed — in ...

Palladium, a rare metallic element, can rapidly generate water from hydrogen and oxygen. Researchers witnessed this process at the nanoscale for the first time with an electron microscope. By viewing ...