Vol XXII – #60 – Dropping In

With all the water coming down this week, I thought I’d build on one of the photos from a couple of days ago. Water beading on the back of leaves, or any hydrophobic surface, is due to a phenomenon known as the “lotus effect” or superhydrophobicity. This effect primarily results from the combination of two key factors: the physical structure of the leaf surface (tiny irregularities and hairs) and the chemical properties of the leaf and the water which repel water molecules.

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