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Twisted fibres capture more water from fog

04 Sep 2024 Isabelle Dumé
Shadowgraph of an oil drop sliding down two fibres
Shadowgraph of an oil drop sliding down two fibres. Fibre pairs increase in twist from left to right. Above a certain twisting threshold, drops transition from asymmetric shapes to symmetric ones and decrease in velocity. Courtesy: Vanessa R. Kern
Twisted fibres are more efficient at capturing and transporting water from foggy air than straight o

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