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Ben Turner

Scientists spot water molecules flipping before they split, and it could help them produce cheaper hydrogen fuel

Bouncing water drop.

For the first time, scientists have observed water molecules splitting in real time to form hydrogen and oxygen.

And right before they split, the molecules did something completely unexpected: They flipped 180 degrees.

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