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Published online 25 April 2008 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news.2008.778
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Raindrops on roses
A rose made of any other material is just as sticky.
Behind the natural beauty of a rosebud covered in dew drops lies a decades-old mystery: why don't the tiny droplets fall off, even when the flower is turned upside down? Now researchers have unpicked the secrets of the rose's trick, and replicate it in a man-made material.
The beading of water droplets on natural materials is not a rare thing.
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Remarkable!
Oh,this is indeed a fabulous fruit.