What does water look like close to biological surfaces? The question has provoked heated debate for decades. Experiments suggest that this 'vicinal' water may be markedly different from the bulk liquid.
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Ball, P. How to keep dry in water. Nature 423, 25–26 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/423025a
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