This tells us that the movement of the drop is dominated by the activity of the water, rather than its environment. The side-view camera also had an interesting story to tell. It showed that the ...

Figure 1: A water drop bouncing on a superhydrophobic ... was obtained from the sequence of simultaneous top- and side-view images of drop impact captured by two high-speed cameras.

"However, this is far from a trivial question. The prevailing opinion is that forest fires can be sparked by intense sunlight focused by water drops on dried-out vegetation." The team conducted ...

For now, it’s enough to have the pleasure of watching the leaps and pirouettes of those dancing drops. Chinese researchers have discovered a new way to make water droplets spin, creating a ...