The lotus leaf is renowned for its self-cleaning and ... corresponding author on a study published in ACS Nano that describes the new culturing platform. “We hope this tool will unlock new ...

The design of the sapphire nano-structures is similar to moth eyes ... and rough geometric features similar to those found on ...

Lotus leaves are covered with bumps called papillae ... being covered with tiny, oriented hairs with nano-grooved surfaces 4. The consequences of such micro-roughness have been long studied.