Superhydrophobic surfaces that mimic lotus leaves have been extensively studied over the past several decades, and various micro/nanostructures have been developed to create bio-inspired ...

Floating lotus leaves retain their flat, circular shape thanks to the water that supports them. The leaves of a young lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) lie flat on the surface of ponds and lakes, with only ...

The lotus plant, otherwise known as the water lily, has been a source of inspiration for centuries. But this time, people are mostly interested in the bumps on the surface of its leaves ...

3. Enhances Digestion. Another benefit of lotus leaf tea is its digestive properties. The tea can help to improve digestion by stimulating the digestive system and promoting regular bowel movements.

It uses a unique topography — inspired by that of the hydrophobic lotus leaf — that doesn’t just repel water, but in the lab has shown to repel bacteria and Covid-19 like viruses.

So, Chen and his graduate student, Jonathan Boreyko, stuck lotus leaves, on which they’d condensed water, atop the woofer of a $20 Radio Shack speaker to vibrate the leaf at about 100 hertz ...

Ever since the discovery of the lotus effect in the early 1970s, researchers have designed and tested superhydrophobic surfaces with potential applications in self-cleaning, low-drag, anti-icing, and ...

However, experiments on this so-called lotus-effect have only focused on how millimetre-sized droplets behave when they encounter the leaf’s surface. Figure 2 Yang-Tse Cheng at General Motors Research ...

The lotus leaf is a pioneer of self-cleaning, water-repellant engineering. Water droplets all but hover on its surface, whose unique texture traps air in its nanosized ridges and folds.

This is the amusing moment a light-footed duckling ran off with its food across lotus leaves in a pond. The baby black-necked grebe was spotted carrying a piece of bread while dashing over the ...

Being “reflective of nature” more widely, How says the fluid “ripples” encased in the circle of the logo mimic the shape of a leaf, a mountain range and water alike. The whole lockup is made up of the ...