Physicists saved from drowning in complexities of wetting theory

Applications of this theory include understanding the deposition of pesticides on plant leaves. Credit: ICL


Physicists saved from drowning in complexities of wetting theory

Apr 08, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
The relationship between a thin liquid film or drop of liquid and the shape of the surface that it wets is explained with a new simplified mathematical formula published this week in Physical Review Letters.