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Scientists harness quantum tunneling to boost heavy water production efficiency
- March 10, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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A study by scientists at Hunan University introduces a new hydrogen isotope separation method that leverages proton quantum tunneling to produce heavy water, overcoming the key physical limitation faced by current methods that have made the production process difficult and expensive for decades.
Originally published at Phys.org