Faster Nanochannels Water Transport with Sharp Corners

A new study has revealed how sharp corners in nanochannels can speed up the drying rate of liquid water and in turn, transport water faster. "As far as we know, nobody else has realized this gain in water-transport speed," said Dr. Jan Eijkel, from the University of Twente, The Netherlands. Eijkel and his colleagues will publish the findings of this study in a forthcoming issue of Physical Review Letters.