Droplets of dew on a flower show that the petal surface is superhydrophobic, making the water bead up, and at the same time adhesive, keeping the droplet from rolling off.

Droplets of dew on a flower show that the petal surface is superhydrophobic, making the water bead up, and at the same time adhesive, keeping the droplet from rolling off.

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2014, 2014 Team Third, Flow Categories, Flow Vis Techniques, Images, Liquids in Air, Media, Multiphase, Refractive Index, Surface Tension, z Class & Assignment

By Alexandra Banks and Danielle Metzner for Spring 2014 Team Third.
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