Visible light does not speed up water evaporation, rigorous experiments suggest

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What happened

In recent experiments involving hydrogels and water droplets, researchers have proposed that exposure to visible light could make water evaporate faster without heating it.

However, direct evidence that light acts on water itself has proven elusive.

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  • Reported by Phys.org and published Sat, 03 Oct 2026 16:40:01 UTC.

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