That's because engineers on the UltraClean project have invented a self-cleaning, antibacterial metal surface that
repels water with an intricate layer of laser-engraved valleys.
When it rains, the lotus does not become damp; the water
simply trickles off in fat droplets, taking any bugs and dirt
with it.
The drudgery may not be around much longer, however, if a
team of Italian scientists has anything to do with it.
"It's simply an amazing plant,” concluded Professor Luca
Romoli, leader of the project, “and we've succeeded in
mimicking it. Magnifico!"
FEW tasks in life hold less joy than scrubbing the ghost of
somebody else's porridge from a saucepan.
The starting point for the research was the leaves of the lotus
flower.
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