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Virginia Tech researchers have found that a pattern of microscopic pillars on the surface of nuclear reactors can change when and how liquids boil.
When water touches an extremely hot surface, it floats on a layer of its own vapor in what's known as the "Leidenfrost effect" It was long thought this could only happen above 446 degrees .
By giving reactor surfaces this special texture, the rapid vapor formation can be carefully controlled to avoid catastrophe.
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