Water Droplet Bounces off Super-Hydrophobic Metal (IMAGE)

University of Rochester

Water Droplet Bounces off Super-Hydrophobic Metal

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University of Rochester's Institute of Optics Professor Chunlei Guo has developed a technique that uses lasers to render materials hydrophobic, illustrated in this image of a water droplet bouncing off a treated sample.

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Photo by J. Adam Fenster/University of Rochester

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