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Water droplets literally jump off a ‘water-hating’ material

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Insects that walk on the surface of ponds and self-cleaning lotus leaves are just two examples of the myriad ways nature has devised surfaces that are ultra–water-repellant.

²ÊÃñ±¦µä mechanical engineering Professors YC Lee and Ronggui Yang have devised their own versions of what are known as superhydrophobic surfaces with vertically aligned copper nanowires coated with extra–water-repellant material.