A new way to make droplets bounce away, MIT News
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MIT researchers have found a way to minimize the contact between falling droplets and surfaces they land on, which could help to improve everything from preventing ice buildup on airplane wings to making waterproof fabrics more effective.
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These Bouncing Droplets Could Help Resolve A 90-Year Mystery Of Quantum Mechanics
Advances in Microscale Droplet Generation and Manipulation
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Rainfall can release aerosols, study finds, MIT News
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New microscope technique reveals details of droplet nucleation, MIT News
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Making Water Bounce
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New approach makes sprayed droplets hit and stick to their targets, MIT News
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Electric Water Droplets and a Secret to Long Life (in Rats, Anyway) - The New York Times
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Electrically Induced Liquid Metal Droplet Bouncing
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Iridescent color can be produced from ordinary, clear droplets
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New theory describes intricacies of a splashing droplet, MIT News
A new way to make droplets bounce away. Engineers design surfaces that send rain flying away, potentially preventing icing or soaking., By MIT Open Course Ware