Just squeeze in-researchers discover when spaces are tight, nature loosens its laws
(PHYSorg.com Chemistry)

It turns out that when they`re in a hurry and space is limited, ions, like people, will find a way to cram in-even if that means defying nature`s norms. Recently published research from an international team of scientists, including Drexel University`s Yury Gogotsi, PhD, shows that the charged particles will actually forgo their `opposites attract` behavior, called Coulombic ordering, when confined in the tiny pores of a nanomaterial. This discovery could be a pivotal development for energy storage, water treatment and alternative energy production technologies, which all involve ions packing into nanoporous materials.