Physicists saved from drowning in complexities of wetting theory

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

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.


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