Drops of liquid exhibit surprising self-propulsion on ratcheted surfaces

Physics Today

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 17-20

  Schwarzschild, Bertram ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BOILING TEMPERATURE; MICROPROCESSOR ARRAYS; RATCHETED SURFACES; SELF-PROPULSION; SMOOTH SURFACE; THERMOSTATIC CONTROL;

COOLANTS; HEAT LOSSES; LEVITATION MELTING; MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS; SURFACE PHENOMENA; THERMOSTATS; VAPORS;

BOILING LIQUIDS;

EID: 33744792681     PISSN: 00319228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2218536     Document Type: Article

References (3)

1. H. Linke et al., Science 86, 2314 (1999).
2. H. Linke, B. Alemán, L. Melling, M. Taormina, M. Francis, C. Dow-Hygdund, V. Narayanan, R. Taylor, A. Stout, Phys. Rev. Lett., 96 154502 (2006).
3. Videos of self-propelled Leidenfrost droplets are available at http://www.uoregon.edu/~linke/dropletmovies/.