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Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens-July 19, 2010 { 10 images } Created 24 Jul 2010

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  • Close-up of a pink water lily (Nymphaea sp.) at Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens National Park, Washington, DC.
    PinkWaterLily3.tif
  • Close-up of water droplets on a lotus leaf (Nelumbo nucifera), Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens, Washington, DC.  Due to the superhydrophobic structure of the lotus leaf (including micro- and nanostructures plus hydrophobic waxes) the force of cohesion between the water molecules is greater than the adhesion forces to the leaf, known as the "lotus effect".  Biomimicry has led to many commercial applications.
    LotusLeafDroplets4.tif
  • Close-up of water droplets on a lotus leaf (Nelumbo nucifera) with the reflection of a lotus flower in the pond and the droplet, Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens, Washington, DC.  Due to the superhydrophobic structure of the lotus leaf (including micro- and nanostructures plus hydrophobic waxes) the force of cohesion between the water molecules is greater than the adhesion forces to the leaf, known as the "lotus effect".  Biomimicry has led to many commercial applications.
    LotusLeafDropletsReflection1.tif
  • Close-up of water droplets on two floating lotus leaves (Nelumbo nucifera), Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens, Washington, DC.  Due to the superhydrophobic structure of the lotus leaf (including micro- and nanostructures plus hydrophobic waxes) the force of cohesion between the water molecules is greater than the adhesion forces to the leaf, known as the "lotus effect".  Biomimicry has led to many commercial applications.
    LotusLeafDroplets2.tif
  • Close-up of a lotus bud (Nelumbo nucifera) against sun lit lotus leaves, Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens, Washington, DC.
    LotusBlossomClosed1.tif
  • Close-up of a pink water lily (Nymphaea sp.) surrounded by lily pads at Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens National Park, Washington, DC.
    PinkWaterLily7.tif
  • Close-up of water droplets on a lotus leaf (Nelumbo nucifera), Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens, Washington, DC.  Due to the superhydrophobic structure of the lotus leaf (including micro- and nanostructures plus hydrophobic waxes) the force of cohesion between the water molecules is greater than the adhesion forces to the leaf, known as the "lotus effect".  Biomimicry has led to many commercial applications.
    LotusLeafDroplets1.tif
  • Close-up of a pink water lily (Nymphaea sp.) at Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens National Park, Washington, DC.
    PinkWaterLily5.tif
  • Image of a sunlit lotus blossom (Nelumbo nucifera) surrounded by lotus leaves, Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens, Washington, DC.
    LotusBlossomOpen1.tif
  • Close-up of a water droplet containing dirt and detritus on a lotus leaf (Nelumbo nucifera), Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens, Washington, DC.  Due to the superhydrophobic structure of the lotus leaf (including micro- and nanostructures plus hydrophobic waxes) the force of cohesion between the water molecules is greater than the adhesion forces to the leaf, known as the "lotus effect".  The fact that the droplet rolls off the leaf and attracts dirt that also has low adhesion to the leaf surface means that the lotus leaf is "self-cleaning".  Biomimicry has led to many commercial applications.
    LotusLeafDroplets5.tif