The structure of liquid water is intensely studied, but it is not clear what happens to it when a surface is introduced. Now with the aid of X-ray spectroscopy it has been found that water molecules at the interface with a gold electrode have a different structure than in the bulk.
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Winter, B. Scientists strike wet gold. Nature Chem 7, 192–194 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.2189
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