Jumping Video (VIDEO)

Duke University

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When water droplets merge on a super-hydrophobic surface, they naturally jump away due to energy released from the reduction in overall surface area. Researchers at Duke University have harnessed this phenomenon to cool hotspots in electronics.

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Chuan-Hua Chen, Duke University

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