June 16, 2012

optical displays from water and air




Researchers develop optical displays from water and air

14.06.2012

For many years, scientists have been pursuing ways to mimic the perplexing capability of the lotus leaf to repel water. Lotus leaves hate water so much that droplets effortlessly roll off the surface, keeping it clean from dirt. Now an international team of researchers led by Aalto University have come up with an entirely new concept of writing and displaying information on surfaces using simply water.

They exploit the unique way a trapped layer of air behaves on a lotus-inspired dual-structured water-repelling surface immersed under water.

read more:
http://www.aalto.fi/en/current//news/view/2012-06-14-002/

see also:
http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2012/06/05/1204328109

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