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From the Engineer:
 The microscopic texture of butterfly wings and rice leaves could improve a variety of products, claim researchers in Ohio.
The researchers from Ohio State University were reportedly
able to clean up to 85 per cent of dust from a coated plastic surface
that mimicked the texture of a butterfly wing, compared with 70 per cent
from a flat surface.
In a recent issue of the journal Soft Matter,
the Ohio State University engineers report that the textures enhance
fluid flow and prevent surfaces from getting dirty - characteristics
that could be mimicked in surfaces for aircraft and watercraft,
pipelines and medical equipment.
Read more: http://www.theengineer.co.uk/design-engineering/news/microscopic-textures-found-in-nature-could-benefit-industry/1014534.article#ixzz2BkKXhcsG
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