A breakthrough with lotus leaves has led to a type of rebirth in which the water from the plant is turned into an abundant and low-cost form of clean energy. As the South China Morning Post ...

and no need for a large water source. It could also serve as a power solution for remote areas, like farmland, without ...

Lotus leaves are covered with bumps called papillae, which are themselves coated with randomly oriented wax rods or tubules 100 nm or so in diameter 3. The legs of water striders also have a ...

Droplets of less volatile liquids like soybean oil and silicone oil have lower saturation pressures than water.