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Scientists at the Duke University have recently managed to establish why lotus leaves can stay dry naturally in the wild, but they seem to lose this ability while in the confined settings of research labs. The team, led by materials scientist Chuan-Hua Chen, determined that the plant essentially made use of the natural vibrations in its environment to shake loose water droplets on its leaves, but that this is not the case in artificial settings, which are especially designed to isolate target objects from external influences, Wired reports. In the new paper, published in Friday's issue of the respected scientific journal Physical Review Letters, the experts hypothesize that human-made materials could be constructed in the near future in such a manner that they could replicate this natural property. Until now, it has never been shown in the lab that lotus leaves make use of wind-induced vibrations to shake off the water on their surfaces. Chen has been fascinated with the !
plants even as a small boy growing up in his hometown of Honghu, in central China. He suspected that the wind had an influence, but until now lacked the means to prove it. “People have observed that condensation forms every night on the lotus leaf. When they come back in the morning the water is gone and the leaf is dry. T...
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