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Salt Can Turn Frozen Water Into a Weak Power Source

The research reveals saline ice can generate electric charge up to 1,000 times stronger than pure ice, enhancing potential energy harvesting from Earth's and extraterrestrial ice.

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Experiments reveal that when slabs of salty ice are strained, electricity is generated, though practical uses are still a long way off.

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Surprise: Due to the addition of ordinary salt, fine ice plates become electromechanical generators.

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Salt, ice and some punch – These three simple ingredients are all that is necessary to make electricity without waste, researchers report on September 15 Nature materials. Training a single piece of cone-shaped ice that is slightly smaller than a grain of black pepper and 25% of [...]

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Science News broke the news in United States on Monday, September 15, 2025.
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