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 ...

Water flowing across surfaces is a ubiquitous phenomenon, from raindrops rolling across leaves ... previously understood when ...

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 ...

Droplets bouncing off surfaces are an everyday phenomenon, like raindrops bouncing ... cases involving heated water droplets, with the droplets sticking to the surface instead thanks to various ...

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 ...

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 ...