The Surprising Glide of Ions Trapped on Solid Surfaces

In the wake of a drop of water sliding over a hydrophobic surface, the ionic charges trapped on the surface exhibit giant mobility!

This surprising observation, reported in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, has been made by a team of researchers from the SIMM laboratory.

For more information, visit:
 the news on the ESPCI website : https://www.espci.psl.eu/fr/actualites/2025/the-surprising-slip-of-ions-trapped-on-solid
 the scientific paper in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2505841122


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