Close up of a water drop on a rose petal. Rose petals exhibit a property called superhydrophobicity, which is of interest to material scientists. Now, researchers at Iowa State University have managed ...

Is there anything as chic as a well-tailored suit? We don’t think so, except of course for one in muted silver or gunmetal gray. While going for gold is never out of the question, we love the ...

AMES, Iowa – Nature has worked for eons to perfect surface textures that protect, hide and otherwise help all kinds of creatures survive. There’s the shiny, light-scattering texture of blue morpho ...

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