Can a Century Old Experiment Reveal Hidden Properties of Water.docVIP

Water 2010, 2, 381-410; doi:10.3390/w2030381 OPEN ACCESS water ISSN 2073-4441 /journal/water Review Can a Century Old Experiment Reveal Hidden Properties of Water? Elmar C. Fuchs Wetsus—Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Water Technology, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands; E-Mail: elmar.fuchs@wetsus.nl; Tel.: +31-58-284-3162; Fax: +31-58-284-3001 Received: 30 June 2010; in revised form: 3 August 2010 / Accepted: 3 August 2010 / Published: 10 August 2010 Abstract: In 1893 Sir William Armstrong placed a cotton thread between two wine glasses filled with chemically pure water. After applying