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What have scientists discovered very recently that most people should absolutely know ?
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this post was submitted on 16 Jan 2026
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This is very basic science but is exactly why I think it should become more common knowledge.
You can make water evaporate wit just light, no heat needed.
This reads like those "we're all glowing!" pop-science papers that don't mention "black body radiation". (As in, every 300 K lump of matter in the universe emits a non-zero number of photons in part of the em spectrum that human eyes could see if there were enough of them.)
Photons carry energy. Water does interact with light, which is why it gets dark deep in the sea. While I'm sure they're measuring something, I don't know if the obvious null-theory is skipped over by the reporter or the scientists. (What's the control on that green light? Was it the same output wattage as others? What's the thermal change with and without the light?)
Huh, neat! I guess in makes sense, light can make all kinds of other chemical things happen.