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Superhydrophobic Surfaces

May 19, 2011
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While in eighth grade, I did a video on lotus leaves and superhydrophobic surfaces. D.R.I.P.S. would benefit from having such a surface on the cone part of the dew collecting structure. Check out this video from California Institute of Technology (one of the schools I’m thinking of attending in a few years). The video...
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Namib Beetle

March 31, 2011
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Namib Beetle

In the Namib Desert there is a beetle that utilizes a similar method to the D.R.I.P.S. in order to stay hydrated. The beetle lives in an area that receives only a half inch of rain per year, but it can collect the moisture out of the wind that blows across the land. The insect...
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