Lotus leaf inspires scientists to create world's first self-cleaning metals

Taking their ideas from defence mechanisms found in plants such as the lotus leaf, the
Taking their ideas from defence mechanisms found in plants such as the lotus leaf, the 'High Throughput Laser Texturing of Self-Cleaning and Antibacterial Surfaces', or 'TresClean' project, has made a breakthrough that will enable the production of self-cleaning sheet metal on an industrial scale for the first time.

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a) Images of a superhydrophobic lotus leaves with self-cleaning

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Lotus leaf inspires scientists to create world's first self- cleaning metals

a) Lotus leaves, which exhibit extraordinary water repellency on their

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Lotus Leaf Inspires Water-Repellent, Antibacterial Metal Surfaces