CNST collaboration tunes viscous drag on superhydrophobic surfaces
Thursday, December 1, 2011 - 04:31
in Physics & Chemistry
(PhysOrg.com) -- By measuring the motion of a vibrating, porous membrane separating water and air, researchers from the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology, the NIST Physical Measurement Laboratory, the University of Maryland, and Boston University have revealed a new regime of fluid behavior near solid surfaces that has not been previously observed.