Breakthrough in understanding mysterious force slowing water droplets on ultra-slick surfaces
Physicists at Aalto University and ESPCI Paris have successfully explained a previously unknown force that inhibits the movement of water droplets on superhydrophobic surfaces, a discovery that promises to revolutionize the design of ultra-slick materials used in industries such as pharmaceuticals and transportation. This finding, recently published in the prestigious journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, was led by Assistant Professor Matilda Backholm of Aalto University.