droplet
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In other words, a droplet can pick up electrical charge while moving across a surface.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
The droplet survives for only a tiny fraction of a second before expanding and converting into other particles.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
That creates a basic trade-off between nucleation, the initial formation of droplets, and droplet mobility.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
Once a droplet leaves, another can form in the newly exposed space.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
Not even when behind his back all his neighbors spread the terrible rumor that anyone with even one droplet of Wispy Whiskers’ blood was forever cursed by the gods.
From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord
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Now, researchers have identified an additional mechanism that had largely escaped attention: the electrical charge carried by water droplets.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
"When such charged droplets strike a coating, they discharge locally and can puncture the layer in specific spots like a small flash of lightning -- with consequences for the coating's durability."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
As the water moved across those materials, the droplets accumulated electrical charge.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
A familiar example is the layer of droplets that appears on the outside of a cold drink.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
The earth seemed to be cresting a gigantic wave, throwing everyone around her like shaken droplets of water.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
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