The ancient lotus leaf has natural properties that scientists believe could prove beneficial in today's modern world. Already Gizmag has featured articles about the lotus leaf surface, including a ...

Researchers at the Tokyo Institute of Technology have successfully created a material that can absorb virtually all light that the human eye can see. And they used a lotus leaf to do it. Metamaterials ...

Splattered insects may seem like the least of your worries when you're tearing through the air at more than 500 mph (800 km/h), but for those working with Boeing's ecoDemonstrator 757 they present a ...

Ever since the discovery of the lotus effect in the early 1970s, researchers have designed and tested superhydrophobic surfaces with potential applications in self-cleaning, low-drag, anti-icing, and ...

It’s not a new medicine. It’s not a new procedure. Instead, the lotus leaf teaches us how to create nanoscopic surfaces that repel bacteria, viruses, and other dangerous microbes, and this technology ...

The lotus plant, otherwise known as the water lily, has been a source of inspiration for centuries. But this time, people are mostly interested in the bumps on the surface of its leaves. Researchers ...

Nelumbo is a unique genus of Nelumbonaceae (lotus), which comprises two extant species: N. nucifera Gaertn. widely distributed in Asia and northern Australia, and N. lutea Pers. which is distributed ...

Bioengineers have harnessed the lotus effect to develop a system for culturing cancer cell clusters that can shed light on hard-to-study tumor properties. The new zinc oxide-based culturing surface ...

Companies that make water-repellent paints, fabrics and windscreens for cars often look to the lotus leaf for inspiration. The leaf is a symbol of purity in many cultures because of its ability to ...

Gungnamji Pond in the town of Buyeo-eup in Buyeo-gun County of Chungcheongnam-do Province is covered in gorgeous lotus flowers every summer. Built on the site of the last capital of the ancient Baekje ...

The pretty patio at the new Lotus Leaf.Lotus Leaf Cafe is back in business. It reopened on Saturday in a bright sunny space with a bright sunny patio right next door to Taste & See at at 251 N.