Wettability is one of a solid surface's fundamental physical and chemical properties, which
involves a wide range of applications. Femtosecond laser microfabrication has many …

Simple Summary Insects possess microscopic cuticular surface structures of different
magnitudes. Such nano-, micro-, macro-and hierarchical structures often result in …

Several animal species demonstrate remarkable locomotive capabilities on land, on water,
and under water. A hybrid terrestrial-aquatic robot with similar capabilities requires …

Many natural surfaces are capable of rapidly shedding water droplets—a phenomenon that
has been attributed to the presence of low solid fraction textures (Φs~ 0.01). However …

In this work, we fabricate a series of super-hydrophobic surfaces by sprayed-coating a layer
of hydrophobic nano-particles on sandpapers that contain micro-scale abrasive particles …

Background The planetary sulfur cycle is a complex web of chemical reactions that can be
microbial-mediated or can occur spontaneously in the environment, depending on the …

Bubbles are pervasive in aqueous media, and on account of numerous advantages of tiny
bubbles, efficient bubble splitting is favorable in a wide range of applications. However …

Despite the remarkable evolutionary success of insects at colonizing every conceivable
terrestrial and aquatic habitat, only five Halobates (Heteroptera: Gerridae) species …

Excessive evaporative loss of water from the topsoil in arid-land agriculture is compensated
via irrigation that exploits massive freshwater resources. The cumulative effects of decades …

Bubble crystals in water are expected to achieve the broad and low-frequency acoustic band
gaps that are crucial for acoustic blocking. However, preparing patterned bubble crystals in …