When a solid and a liquid come into contact, the behavior of both materials changes. This interaction between substances is the transport of different substances in our own body or movement of ions in batteries occurs in many processes. However, this interaction has not been fully observed by the scientific world until now.

In recent days, a first in the scientific world has been achieved with the help of the development of technology and new methods. Scientists for the first time how atomic particles behave in a liquid managed to capture it on camera. So how was this achieved? Most importantly, what will this discovery do?

How was the monumental work done?

Behavior of atoms in liquid, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) A technique called an electron beam that uses an electron beam to create an image. derived from made possible by a new technology. Although TEM cannot work normally in liquid and gaseous environments, it has paved the way with the newly developed technique.

The next step is to create a device that can work with existing TEM technology. double graphene liquid cell developed. This cell was filled with a carefully controlled saline solution. This solution allowed platinum atoms to move across the surface of a solid molybdenum disulfide. The resulting image was as follows:

The resulting image shows the atoms that they move faster in the liquidshowed that they chose different places on the solid surface to ‘rest’. However, tests conducted in the vacuum chamber also revealed interesting information. He pointed out that changing pressures in the environment could alter the behavior of atoms. It was also discovered that the results of tests performed in the vacuum chamber may differ from the real world.

So what will this information do for us?

According to the scientists, the new study was a milestone and will only serve as a prelude to the future. The newly developed technique could be used to develop materials for sustainable chemical processing needed to meet the world’s net-zero targets. Moreover development of new fabrics and materials This discovery makes that possible.