Microwaves reduce water refractive index

Abstract Microwaves, long used as a convenient household appliance, have been increasingly used in industrial processes such as organic synthesis and oil processing. It has been proposed that microwaves can enhance these chemical processes via a non-thermal effect. Here we report the instantaneous e...

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Main Authors: Yusuke Asakuma, Tomoisa Maeda, Takahiro Takai, Anita Hyde, Chi Phan, Shinya Ito, Shuji Taue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-15853-9