A non-contact atomic force microscopy technique and a new model offer the solution to an old question. Why are microdroplets more wetting than macrodroplets? The answer lies on the surface.
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Quéré, D. Model droplets. Nature Mater 3, 79–80 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat1062
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