Video - 11 April 2018

Snap evaporation - the way to control how water droplets evaporate on a solid surface

Researchers from Northumbria University's Smart Materials and Surfaces Lab worked with the Open University to find a way to control how liquids dry on surfaces for the first time. Their findings have been reported by the journal Nature Communications, on 11 April 2018.

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New way to control the way liquids dry on surfaces could benefit car, computing and printing industries

A new way to control how liquids dry on surfaces which could bring benefits to a range of industries, has been discovered by researchers from Northumbria University and The Open University. The findings of the research team have been published today, Wednesday 11 April, by the journal Nature Communications.