To a leaf, a falling raindrop is equivalent in mass to a bowling ball dropping on a person—so how does the leaf survive? New research elucidates the raindrop's impact and the physical dynamics that ...

In an effort to harness energy from wind and rain, Italian researchers have created an innovative system that can be integrated into plants, according to a report by IEEE Spectrum. This new technology ...

(Nanowerk News) The interaction between a liquid drop and a rigid surface it falls on is well explored, but what changes when the surface isn’t so flexible, like in the case of a leaf? Scientists from ...