HOW LIGHT CAN VAPORIZE WATER WITHOUT THE NEED FOR HEAT

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A team of researchers at MIT have demonstrated that light can cause water to evaporate in the absence of any source of heat. The discovery, named the photo molecular effect, could have significant implications in science and manufacturing. The effect happens widely in nature. It is strongest with green light that hits the water surface at a 45-degree angle with a certain type of polarization called transverse magnetic polarization.