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30-MAY-2004 Yves Rubin

Water drop on lotus leaf

This image serves as an illustration of the nanotechnology in lotus leaves here

Free flowing water pearl drop on a lotus leaf. The leaves of lotus plants have a superhydrophobic surface
made of millions of nanoscale rods. The lotus leaf, or water lily leaf, exhibits an extraordinary ability to keep itself
clean and dry with free-flowing water collecting dirt from its surface (the Lotus Effect).


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GP Merfeld27-May-2015 00:17
Simply outstanding.
veraferia13-Apr-2007 01:52
Impressive image!