Generating record-speed waves on extremely water-repellent surfaces
Ripples, like ones produced by raindrops falling in a puddle ... By creating a synthetic surface inspired by lotus leaves, the interdisciplinary team, led by Assistant Professor Heikki Nieminen ...
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Tiny drops, big charge: water movement creates 10x more energy than expected
Water flowing across surfaces is a ubiquitous phenomenon, from raindrops rolling across leaves ... previously understood when ...
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Harnessing energy stored in water from raindrops
Water is everywhere. It’s essential to all life forms, so is ubiquitous. It also carries enormous energy. 70% of solar radiation that reaches the surface of earth gets absorbed by water. This energy ...
Phys.org1mon
Maple seeds' unique spinning motion allows them to travel far even in the rain, a new study shows
Impacts by high-speed raindrops only briefly interrupt the ... Shedding is made easier by the samaras' mildly water-repellent surface. We estimated that raindrop collisions reduce a samara's ...
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The water cycle. 2: Raindrops, rivers and recycled water
The second of two sessions exploring the water cycle - the way the water on ... 1: Warm up: Skipping through the spaces, dodging the raindrops. 2: Rivers, streams and lakes: Travelling slowly ...