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Skyler Ware

YOU WONT BELIEVE: Physicists created an electron catapult that moves particles at extraordinary speed - What They Never Told You

An illustration showing a green hexagonal molecule on the right connects with a series of glowing waves on the left with a bright blue line.

Molecular vibrations can "catapult" electrons across solar materials in quadrillionths of a second‬ ‪— much faster than previously thought, a new study shows.

The findings could help scientists find more efficient ways to convert solar energy into electricity, according to the study, which was published March 5 in the journal Nature Communications.

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